The Kinetics of the Catalyzed Reaction between Two Substrates in a Special Case
The kinetics of the catalyzed reaction between two substrates is dealt with for the special case in which the product associated with the catalyst cannot be distinguished from the product dissociated from the catalyst. The rate equation in which the yield is a sum of products both associated with and dissociated from the catalyst is derived and its applicability is assessed with respect to the kinetic and concentration conditions. It was found that under steady-state conditions and fast preequilibrium condition a twenty-fold excess of the substrates over the catalyst is enough for the yield of reaction to be represented by the equation derived with less than 1% relative error, and even for a five-fold excess the equation remains a fairly good approximation. Under such conditions the rate equation can find practical utility.