The rate constant is determined experimentally using the rate law of a reaction, which relates the rate of reaction to the concentrations of the reactants. For a general reaction \(aA + bB \rightarrow cC + dD\), the rate law can be expressed as: \[ \text{Rate} = k[A]^m[B]^n \] Here, \(k\) is the rate constant, and \(m\) and \(n\) are the reaction orders with respect to reactants A and B, respectively.
