Which one of the following statements regarding the order of a reaction is not correct?

  • A
    Order can be determined experimentally.
  • B
    Order of reaction is equal to the sum of the powers of concentration terms in the differential rate law.
  • C
    It is not affected by the stoichiometric coefficients of the reactants.
  • D
    Order cannot be fractional.

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Step-$I$: $2A \rightleftharpoons X$ (fast)
Step-$II$: $X + B \rightarrow Y$ (slow)
Step-$III$: $Y + B \rightarrow \text{Product}$ (fast)
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Experiment No. $[A] \ (mol \ dm^{-3})$ $[B] \ (mol \ dm^{-3})$ $[C] \ (mol \ dm^{-3})$ Rate of reaction $(mol \ dm^{-3} \ s^{-1})$
$1$ $0.2$ $0.1$ $0.1$ $6.0 \times 10^{-5}$
$2$ $0.2$ $0.2$ $0.1$ $6.0 \times 10^{-5}$
$3$ $0.2$ $0.1$ $0.2$ $1.2 \times 10^{-4}$
$4$ $0.3$ $0.1$ $0.1$ $9.0 \times 10^{-5}$

The rate of the reaction for $[A]=0.15 \ mol \ dm^{-3}, [B]=0.25 \ mol \ dm^{-3}$ and $[C]=0.15 \ mol \ dm^{-3}$ is found to be $Y \times 10^{-5} \ mol \ dm^{-3} \ s^{-1}$. The value of $Y$ is . . . . . .

For the reaction $A + B \rightarrow \text{Product}$,the rate law is given by $\text{Rate} = K[A]^1[B]^2$. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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