Chemistry - Chemical Kinetics Question with Solution | TestHub

Given reaction:

$A\stackrel{k_1}{\to }B\stackrel{k_2}{\to }C$

Statement-1 analysis:

If the half-life of A is very small compared to B, then A converts to B very fast, so A is not rate controlling.

But the overall rate of formation of C does NOT become $k_1{k}_2$(this is incorrect).

So Statement-1 is False.

Statement-2 analysis:

The rate-determining step is the slowest step, but whether $B\to C$ is slow or not is not given, so it cannot be concluded.

Hence, Statement-2 is also False.