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• Chemical Kinetics
  
  •  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 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
  •  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 E_a and A from the temperature variation of the rate constant
  •  know how catalysts effect the rate of reactions without altering equilibrium constants
  •  explain the Michaelis-Menton mechanism of enzyme catalysis
  •  use the steady-state approximation to derive the rate law for a multi-step reaction involving a reactive intermediate

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