I can appreciate that the rate determining step affects the rate of reaction. What I take issue with however is the exact wording given in the definition of the RDS. From here:
The rate determining step is the slowest step of a chemical reaction that determines the speed (rate) at which the overall reaction proceeds.
The last part about the RDS determining the rate baffles me. The RDS would affect the rate by slowing down a succeeding step, but in what way does it determine it?
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