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In a multistep reaction, the overall rate of reaction is equal to the
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Options:
  • A rate of slowest step
  • B rate of fastest step
  • C average rate of various step
  • D the rate of last step
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The correct answer is: rate of slowest step
Rate of reaction depends upon the slowest step, hence the overall rate of a multistep reaction is equal to the rate of slowest step.

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