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An elementary reaction with an Arrhenius reaction rate can be defined in the YAML format
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using the [`elementary`](sec-yaml-elementary) reaction `type`, or by omitting the
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- reaction `type` entry, as it represents the default. In case the `type` entry is omitted
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- and a species occurs on both sides of the reaction equation, Cantera infers that the
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- reaction type is [`three-body`](sec-yaml-three-body).
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+ reaction `type` entry, as it represents the default. An exception to this default is
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+ when the same species occurs on both sides of the reaction equation, in which case the
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+ reaction is treated as a
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+ [three-body reaction for a specific collider](sec-three-body-specific-collider).
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```
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(sec-three-body-reaction)=
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supported by Cantera, not just the modified Arrhenius form.
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:::
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+ (sec-three-body-specific-collider)=
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+ ### Collider-specific rate parameterizations
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Sometimes, accounting for a particular third body's collision efficiency may require an
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alternate set of rate parameters entirely. In this case, two reactions are written:
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$$
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where the third-body efficiency for C in the first reaction should be explicitly set to
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- zero.
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+ zero. For the second reaction, the efficiencies will automatically be set to one for C
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+ and zero for all other colliders.
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``` {admonition} YAML Usage
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