A scientist quantifies the product formed in a chemical reaction as a function of time and plots the data on a graph.The data generate a straight line.The slope of this line represents which of the following?

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The slope of a straight line on a graph of product formed versus time represents the rate of change in the amount of product formed per unit of time. This is equivalent to the rate of product formation or reaction rate, which is a measure of how quickly the reactants are being converted to products. Therefore, the correct answer is both A and C, as the slope can be used to determine both the rate of product formation (choice A) and the rate of change in the amount of product formed (choice C). The energy expended by the chemical reaction to form the product (choice B) cannot be determined solely from the slope of the graph.

A Scientist Quantifies the Product Formed in a Chemical Reaction