Assuming that steady state approximation can be applied to C, on doubling the concentration of A, the rate of production of D will increase by (assume $\mathrm{K}_{2}[\mathrm{A}] \ll \mathrm{K}_{-1}[\mathrm{C}]$ )
(a)2 times
(b)4 times
(c)8 times
(d)$2 \sqrt{2}$ times
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