rate determining step

Question

In a multi-step reaction, the rate of overall reaction is determined by:

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Most chemical reactions are **Complex Reactions** that occur in multiple steps (a mechanism).
- The steps are called elementary steps.
- The **Rate-Determining Step (RDS)** is the slowest step in the entire mechanism.
- The overall speed of the reaction depends on this bottleneck step because individual steps cannot proceed until previous ones are complete, and subsequent fast steps will merely 'wait' for the product of the slow step.

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