Interpretation : An elementary
Concept Introduction : An elementary chemical reaction is one in which the reactants become the products right away. Any reaction with two or more simple steps is considered a complex reaction.
The elementary reactions are single-step reactions while the complex reactions are multiple-step reactions.
The elementary reactions are different from that the complex reactions.
An elementary reaction is a reaction where only one step is involved.
There are no intermediates formed for such reactions.
This type of reaction undergoes a single transition state.
Eg:
Where A is the reactant and B is the product.
A complex reaction is a reaction where multiple steps are involved.
Intermediates are formed between the reactants and products.
They undergo many transition states.
Eg:
Where A is the reactant, B is the intermediate and C is the product.
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