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During a clock reaction an initial induction period is observed before a significant change in concentration of one of the chemical species occurs. In this study we develop the results of Billingham and Needham (1993) who studied a particular class of inhibited autocatalytic clock reactions. We obtain modified expressions for the length of the induction period and show that characteristic clock reaction behaviour is only observed within certain parameter limits.
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Preece, S., Billingham, J. & King, A. Chemical clock reactions: The effect of precursor consumption. Journal of Mathematical Chemistry 26, 47–73 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019121525203
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