Chemistry · Chemical Kinetics

For a reaction A + B → C, the initial rates of formation of C at 25 °C were measured for different initial concentrations of A and B as shown below. What is the overall order of the reaction? • Experiment 1: [A] = 0.4 M, [B] = 0.3 M; Rate = 0.078 M s-1 • Experiment 2: [A] = 0.8 M, [B] = 0.3 M; Rate = 0.312 M s-1 • Experiment 3: [A] = 0.4 M, [B] = 0.6 M; Rate = 0.156 M s-1