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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 ^-^K ^ has a certain 

 value (as in Curves I and II where JT 2 -i- .E^ i = 30) the 



TABLE IV. 

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



simple reaction. 



reaction appears to proceed as a monomolecular reaction 

 which is somewhat "inhibited" at the start,*^ while with 

 other values it may appear to be greatly inhibited at the 

 start (Curve IV, fi" 2 -^ £" 1 = 18) or to go much faster in 

 the beginning than is expected (Curve III, K2-^Ki=50). 

 These facts deserve consideration in interpreting the 

 temperature coefficients of consecutive reactions, to 

 which category many life processes undoubtedly belong."" 



'Mellor (1909), p. 113. 

 'Cf. Loeb (1912, D), p. 



212. 



