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Steady-State Approximation
![Concentration of reactants, products, and intermediates vs. time](../../../../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/30061/full/consecutive_reactions_rate_constants_1-10.jpg)
Concentration of reactants, products, and intermediates vs. time
Reactant concentrations are indicated in red, product concentrations are indicated in blue, and intermediate concentrations are indicated in green. Notice that after their initial production, the concentration of the reaction intermediates remains relatively constant (slope of green curve is approximately zero) throughout the course of the reaction.
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