If a plot of 1/[A] versus time produces a straight line with a positive slope for the reaction A → B + C, what is the order of the reaction?

Answer 1

The order of the reaction is second order.

Integrated rate laws show the relationship between the concentrations in the reaction and time. Here are the general trends:

Zero order reaction: [A] vs time linear

First order reaction: ln[A] vs time linear

Second order reaction: 1/[A] vs time linear