Initial‐rate data for the reaction 2A + B → products were collected while [B] was kept large and effectively constant.
[A] (M) | log[A] | log(initial rate)
0.10 | −1.00 | −3.20
0.20 | −0.70 | −2.60
0.40 | −0.40 | −2.00
0.80 | −0.10 | −1.35
Based on the trend in the data, what is the best estimate of the reaction order with respect to A?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 0.5
d) 3