A first-order reaction followed by a second-order reaction is a sequence of chemical reactions where the first step depends linearly on the concentration of one reactant, while the subsequent step depends on the concentrations of two reactants. This kind of reaction mechanism highlights how the rate laws change as the reaction progresses, illustrating the complexity of chemical kinetics in consecutive reactions.
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