This module builds from the basic ideas of reaction rate and kinetic rate laws. Before beginning, you need to be familiar with the simple concepts of equilibrium and kinetic processes, kinetic experiments, the definitions of reaction rate and average rate over a period, the defintion of a reaction half-life and the general forms of first- and second-order kinetic rate equations. You may need to refer to your lectures, other ChemCAL modules on kinetics, or your text.