You perform a series of experiments for the reactionA----->B + C and find that the rate law has the formrate = k[A]x. Determine the value of x in each of the followingcases: (a) There is no rate change when [A]0 is tripled.(b) The rate increases by a factor of 9 when [A]0 is tripled.(c) When [A]0 is doubled, the rate increases by a factor of 8.

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You perform a series of experiments for the reaction
A----->B + C and find that the rate law has the form
rate = k[A]x. Determine the value of x in each of the following
cases: (a) There is no rate change when [A]0 is tripled.
(b) The rate increases by a factor of 9 when [A]0 is tripled.
(c) When [A]0 is doubled, the rate increases by a factor of 8.

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