Physical & Theoretical Chemistry - Chemical Kinetics

CHEMICAL KINETICS

Rate of chemical reaction - Chemical Kinetics	Rates of a chemical reaction and the Collision Model
How to determine the order of a reaction by the Initial Rates method

 

Chemical kinetics is the area of chemistry concerned with the rates (speeds) of reactions. It explains how the rates of different chemical reactions vary over an enormous range of time scales (seconds to years). The main goals of chemical kinetics is to understand the following:

The factors that control reaction rates
Establish relationships between the rate of a reactions and the amount of reactants present
Understand the steps by which a reaction occurs (mechanism of reaction)
Optimize conditions to carry out chemical reactions at reasonable rates under proper control

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References

1. P. Atkins, J de Paula,  “Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Structure and Change”, 10th Edition, W. H. Freeman, 2014
2. D. A. McQuarrie, J. D. Simon,“Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach”, 1st Edition, University Science Books, 1997
3. K. J. Laidler, J.H. Meiser, B.C. Sanctuary, “Physical Chemistry”, 4th Edition, Brooks Cole, 2002

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