Consider the following reaction mechanism made from three first order elementary steps: AB rate = k[A] rate = ky[B] C-P rate = kg[c] Using the steady-state approximation the rate of production of P is: O Rate =k, [A] O Rate = k3 [A] O Rate = (ki[A]) / k3 O Rate = kik: [A] O Rate = (kyk [A]) / kg