Molecularity

Pronunciation: /ˈməɫɛkjəɫɝˈaɪˈtaɪ/

Molecularity (noun)

  1. The number of reacting molecules in a single elementary reaction step.
  2. A value used to describe how the reaction rate depends on reactant concentrations for an elementary step.

Examples

  • The molecularity tells how many particles react at once.
  • Molecularity describes the reaction particle count in the elementary step.