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simple reaction of the type M >B and proceeded to 

 calculate the velocity constant, he wonld obtain the values 

 given in Table IV. 



A consideration of these values is very instructive. 

 It is evident that when the relation K 2 -f- K l has a certain 

 value (as in Curves I and II where K 2 -r- K l = 30) the 



TABLE IV. 



Apparent velocity constants obtained on the supposition that the process is a 



simple reaction. 



Apparent velocity constant. 



reaction appears to proceed as a monomolecular reaction 

 which is somewhat "inhibited" at the start, 49 while with 

 other values it may appear to be greatly inhibited at the 

 start (Curve IV, K 2 ~- K 1 = 18) or to go much faster in 

 the beginning than is expected (Curve III, K 2 -^-K 1 =50). 

 These facts deserve consideration in interpreting the 

 temperature coefficients of consecutive reactions, to 

 which category many life processes undoubtedly belong. 60 



"Mellor (1909), p. 113. 



60 Cf. Loeb (1912, D), p, 212. 



