Give the characteristic of a second order reaction having onlyone reactant.

A) The rate of the reaction isnot proportional to the concentration of the reactant.

B) The rate of the reaction isdirectly proportional to the square of the concentration of thereactant.

C) The rate of the reaction is directly proportional to thesquare root of the concentration of the reactant.
D) The rate of the reaction is directly proportional to the naturallogarithm of the concentration of the reactant.
E) No determinations of proportionality can be determined from theinformation provided.