Select the statement that is false for an average reaction rate plot.

Question

	The average rate of change is constant after enough time has elapsed
	None of the above
	The steeper the slope, the faster the rate of reaction over a specific time interval
	The average rate of change is fastest at the beginning of the experiment
	The average rate of change is fastest towards the end of an experiment

Answer 1

The false statement is:

The average rate of change is fastest towards the end of an experiment

The rate of chemical reaction typically slows as the reaction proceeds. The rate of a reaction really boils down to the likelyhood of the reactants colliding with each other. The better the chance of hitting the better the chance of the reaction occurring. As the reaction proceeds the amount of products increases while the amount of reactants decrease. Therefore, it is harder for the reactants to find each other and collide.

Also from a test taking point of view: the correct answer must be one of the two last statements because they are opposites of each other. Only one of the statements can be true! This eliminates the first three statesments from being an answer.