How does pressure affect rate of reaction?
1 Answer
May 2, 2015
The pressure dependence of the rate constant for condensed-phase reactions (i.e., when reactants and products are solids or liquid) is usually sufficiently weak in the range of pressures normally encountered in industry that it is neglected in practice.
Wiki should explain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_rate#Pressure_dependence