Kinetics
Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:
- determine the rate law from experimental data, including the rate constant and its units
- identify the reaction order from the rate law
- use the integrated rate law and half life for 1st 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
- work out a rate law from a simple proposed mechanism
- draw reaction profile diagrams for multi-step reactions with appropriate activation energies and intermediates
- calculate Ea and A from the temperature variation of the rate constant
- know how catalysts effect the rate of reactions without altering equilibrium constants
Textbook and eBook References
ChemCAL, iChem and Contributed Resources
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
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