Chapter 9-‹#›
Chemistry 120  Online LA Tech
•Figs. 9.8a-d
• A fire (a) is a much faster reaction than the ripening of fruit (b), which is much faster than the process of rusting (c), which is much faster than the process of aging (d).
Rates of reactions are different
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