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What are the units for the rate constant?

April 26, 2017Chemistry constant Mathematics rate units

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What are the units for the rate constant?

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It depends on the order of the reaction. If we take rate as M/sec, then for: zero order, where rate = k, k will be in M/sec first order, where rate = k [A], k will be in sec^-1 second order, where rate = k [A][B] or k[A}^2, k will be in M^-1 sec^-1 etc.