Why can we not determine the order of a reaction by taking into consideration the balanced chemical equation?

We cannot determine order of a reaction by taking into consideration the balanced chemical equation as order is an experimental quantity. There are some reactions in which not all the molecules are used to determine the rate or order of the reactions. For example, in complex reactions the rate and order is dependent on the slow step reactions, so in such cases the order is not completely dependent on the balanced chemical equations.


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