Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:

• determine the rate law from experimental data
• identify the reaction order from the rate law
• use the integrated rate law and half life for 1^st order reactions
• recognize the effect of temperature on reaction rates and be able to use the Arrhenius equation in calculations
• recognize that chemical reactions result from multistep processes called reaction mechanisms
• recognize the role of activation energy and collision frequency in determining rates
• know how catalysts effect the rate of reactions without altering equilibrium constants

• Chapter 14 (in [main text] Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille, Chemistry, 3^rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley)
  [fundamentals focused alternative] Blackman, Bridgeman, Lawrie, Southam, Thompson and Williamson, Chemistry: Core Concepts, 2015 (John Wiley) )

• Kinetics (in ChemWiki)
• Introduction to kinetics (in Wikibooks General Chemistry)
• Reaction rates (in Wikibooks General Chemistry)

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Introduction to the Rate Law Description: Video, interactive tutorial and self test quizzes on the rate law and how to work it out from experimental data Tags: chemical kinetics | reaction rate | rate law | reaction order Contributed by Adam Bridgeman