(1) Select all of the correct statements about reaction rates from the choices below.

A. The lower the rate of a reaction the longer it takes to reach completion.

B. The rate of a reaction is the same as the rate constant of the reaction.

C. Reaction rates increase as reactant concentrations decrease.

D. The slowest step in a reaction is called the rate-determining step.

E. Reaction rates increase as concentrations of homogeneous catalysts increase.

F. The fastest step in a reaction is called the rate-determining step.

G .A balanced chemical reaction is necessary to relate the rate of disappearance of a reactant to the rate of appearance of a product.