Consider the elementary reaction

If the volume of reaction mixture is suddenly reduced to of its initial volume, the reaction rate will become '' times of the original reaction rate. The value of

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Consider the elementary reaction

If the volume of reaction mixture is suddenly reduced to  of its initial volume, the reaction rate will become '' times of the original reaction rate. The value of  is:

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Step 1 — Rate law for elementary reaction:

Step 2 — Volume reduced to , so concentrations become 3×:

Answer: (b)

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