Abstract
The objective of this article is to study the physics of slip effect at the boundary of a vertical plate in starting the flow of Casson fluid with the combined effect of radiative heat and mass transfer in the presence of first-order chemical reaction. The problem has been modeled in terms of partial differential equations along with appropriate initial and boundary conditions. The dimensionless governing equations have been solved by means of the Laplace transform technique. Exact solutions have been obtained for velocity, temperature and concentration profiles. The obtained velocity has been computed in tabular form for steady and transient velocities. The physics of velocity profile has been studied for various physical parameters through numerical computation and displayed in graphs. From obtained solutions, the well-known published results in the open literature have been recovered and displayed in graphs and tables.