Title: catalysed rate of reaction
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - catalysed rate of reaction
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C00873
Status: current

Definition
The observed rate of reaction, \(\xi \), minus the spontaneous rate of reaction, \(\xi _{0}\), observed under otherwise similar conditions in the absence of added catalytic material.

Related Term
- rate of reaction: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/R05156

Source
- PAC, 1979, 51, 2451. 'Quantities and Units in Clinical Chemistry' on page 2464 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197951122451)

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Citation: Citation: 'catalysed rate of reaction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C00873
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