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many variables must be held constant during this kinetics experiment but maintaining a constant temperature is most important.
Because to calculate the dependence of reaction rate on the reactant concentrations we have to apply the Laws of Mass action ro the reactions and that
At a constant temperature, the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the product of the concentrations of the reactants.
aA + bB + . . . ® . . .
V = k * [A]a* [B]b* . . .
The value of the rate constant k depends on the nature of the reactant, on the temperature, and on the presence of catalysts, but does not depend on the concentration of the substances.
So Without maintaing the constant temperture the rate of the chemical reaction cannot be calculated.
and also with every 100C rise in temperture of the reaction the reaction rate increase 2-4 times of its original Value
So maintaining the constant temperture is the most important part of the Kinetics experiment