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Reaction mechanism - Definition and Overview

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In chemistry, a reaction mechanism is the step by step sequence of reactions by which overall chemical change occurs.

Although only the net chemical change is directly observable for most chemical reactions, experiments can often be designed that suggest the possible sequence of steps in a reaction mechanism.

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