Can average rate of change be negative
The rate of a reaction can be expressed as: 1) average rate . 2) instantaneous rate . Average rate: The change in molar concentration of either reactants or products in unit time is called as average rate. Let ‘Δc’ is the decrease in concentration of reactants in a small interval of time ‘Δt’ then: (negative sign is used to make If the average rate of change of a function between x = a and x = b? is negative, then is the function necessarily decreasing on the interval (a, b)?I know the answer is no, but I don't know how to explain it. Over the interval as a whole, the function decreases. In between it can go up or down. 0 1 0. Login to reply the answers Post; Still