The reaction A -->B---> C is called a _______ reaction?
Consecutive
parallel
competing
stepwise
I never knew it had a name but I would guess stepwise.
It does have a name, and according to my online test, stepwise was wrong. It is a consecutive reaction. Thanks again for your help
Before your answer, but after I had posted, I looked it up on Google. Here is the site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepwise_reaction
It's confusing, to say the least.
I take it that a two-step or three-step reaction is called consecutive, unless the second part (or the third pat) of the reaction is an intermediate, in which it is stepwise. Does that make sense? For example,
A==>B*intermediate==>C is stepwise
A==> B ==> C is consecutive.
To determine the type of reaction described by the given reaction sequence A --> B --> C, we need to consider the order in which the reactions occur.
In a consecutive reaction, the reactants go through a series of consecutive steps to form the products. This is the case here since A first reacts to form B, and then B reacts further to form C. However, note that in a consecutive reaction, the intermediate species (in this case, B) is typically short-lived and does not accumulate.
In a parallel reaction, multiple reactions occur simultaneously, leading to different products. Since there is a clear sequence of reactions progressing from A to B to C, the given reaction sequence is not a parallel reaction.
In a competing reaction, different reactants compete to react with a common reactant. Since the question does not mention the presence of competing reactants, we can exclude this option.
In a stepwise reaction, the transformation of reactants into products occurs in a step-by-step sequence. This best describes the given reaction sequence since A first undergoes a reaction to form intermediate species B, which then proceeds to react further to form C.
Therefore, the correct answer is a "stepwise" reaction.