Respuesta :

The two-step mechanism is:

[tex]2A-\ \textgreater \ A_2[/tex]    slow

[tex]A_2+B -\ \textgreater \ A_2B[/tex]    fast


The overall reaction is the sum of the two reactions:

[tex]2A+A_2+B -\ \textgreater \ A_2+A_2B[/tex]

Now you can cancel the the terms that appear in both sideds:

[tex]2A+B -\ \textgreater \ A_2B[/tex]

The fact that one reaction and the other is fast does not change the product. It does change the spped (rate) of reaction, but that is a different point.