In a reaction between two substances A and B, the rate is found to be proportional to the concentration of A at all concentrations studied. At low concentrations of B, the rate of the reaction is found to be proportional to [B], but to level off at high concentrations of B. What is a reasonable explanation for the observed dependence of rate on [B]

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Explanation:

the electronic configuration of an atom with eight electrons is 1s²2s²2p⁴. the orbital diagrams are shown in the figure.

as per the hunds rule:

1. electrons tend to avoid being in the same orbital as per as practicable.

2. electrons in different orbitals of the same energy will have their spin parallel.

this can be illustrated from the multiplicity of the orbitals of the atom. as there are four electrons in the p orbital and p orbital has 3 sub-shells. the electrons can be fed in different ways as shown in the figure but the correct orbital diagram will be as per the hunds rule.

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