Which of the following statements is not correct

Question:

Which of the following statements is not correct about an order of a reaction.

(i) The order of a reaction can be a fractional number.

(ii) Order of a reaction is experimentally determined quantity.

(iii) The order of a reaction is always equal to the sum of the stoichiometric

coefficients of reactants in the balanced chemical equation for a reaction.

(iv) The order of a reaction is the sum of the powers of the molar concentration

of the reactants in the rate law expression.

Solution:

Option (iii) is the answer.

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