Which mechanism limits reaction rate when diffusion is slow relative to intrinsic rate constants?

💡 Explanation

When diffusion is slow, the reactants cannot reach the active sites quickly, resulting in a diffusion-controlled reaction, because the overall reaction rate is limited by the rate of diffusion, rather than the intrinsic rate constants for the reaction steps themselves; therefore recombination is less important.

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