Comment on the appropriateness of the following methods to determine the order
of a reaction.
a) Examine the stoichiometric coefficients in the chemical equation. In this
method, the order of a reaction with respect to a component is equal to the
stoichiometric coefficient of that component in the chemical equation.
b) Perform experiments. In this method, the order of a reaction with respect
to a component is determined by how the reaction rate changes when the
concentration(s) is changed.
