Kinetics

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The study of the rates of chemical reactions and the factors that affect these rates.

Reaction Rates: The rate at which a chemical reaction occurs.
Rate Laws: The mathematical relationship between the concentration of reactants and the rate of a chemical reaction.
Reaction Mechanisms: The series of steps that make up a chemical reaction.
Reaction Intermediates: Species that are formed and consumed during a chemical reaction.
Activated Complexes: Reaction intermediates that have a higher energy than the reactants, but lower energy than the products.
Transition State Theory: A theoretical model used to describe the kinetics of chemical reactions by considering the energy landscape of the reaction.
Collision Theory: A theory that explains chemical reactions in terms of the collisions between reactant molecules.
Catalysts: Substances that increase the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the reaction.
Enzymes: Biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms.
Michaelis-Menten Kinetics: A model used to describe the kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
Steady-State Kinetics: A model used to describe the kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions when the concentration of intermediates remains constant.
Reaction Kinetics and Thermodynamics: The relationship between the kinetics and thermodynamics of a chemical reaction.
Equilibrium Constant: The ratio of product concentrations to reactant concentrations at equilibrium.
Chemical Equilibrium: The state of a chemical system when the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal.
Le Chatelier's Principle: A principle stating that a system in equilibrium will respond to changes in the system by shifting the equilibrium position.
Activation Energy: The energy required to initiate a chemical reaction by breaking bonds in the reactants.
Arrhenius Equation: A mathematical relationship that describes the temperature dependence of reaction rates.
Reaction Kinetics: It is the study of the rates of chemical reactions and the factors that affect these rates.
Surface Kinetics: It is the study of the adsorption and desorption of molecules on surfaces, as well as the reactions that occur on surfaces.
Enzyme Kinetics: It is the study of the rates of enzymatic reactions and the factors that affect these rates.
Gas-phase Kinetics: It is the study of chemical reactions that occur in the gas phase.
Photokinetics: It is the study of the rates of chemical reactions that are initiated by electromagnetic radiation such as light.
Heterogeneous Kinetics: It is the study of chemical reactions that occur between different phases, such as between a gas and a solid or between a liquid and a solid.
Electrochemical Kinetics: It is the study of the rates of chemical reactions that occur in electrochemical cells.
Polymer Kinetics: It is the study of the rates of chemical reactions that occur in polymers.
Quantum Kinetics: It is the study of the rates of chemical reactions that are governed by quantum mechanics.
Biochemical Kinetics: It is the study of the rates of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms.
Transport Kinetics: It is the study of the rates of mass transport of molecules and ions in different phases.
Catalytic Kinetics: It is the study of chemical reactions that are catalyzed by a third-party substance.
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"It is different from chemical thermodynamics, which deals with the direction in which a reaction occurs but in itself tells nothing about its rate."
"Chemical kinetics includes investigations of how experimental conditions influence the speed of a chemical reaction and yield information about the reaction's mechanism and transition states."
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"...describe the characteristics of a chemical reaction."
"...understanding the rates of chemical reactions."
"Chemical kinetics, also known as reaction kinetics..."
"It is different from chemical thermodynamics..."
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"...how experimental conditions influence the speed of a chemical reaction..."
"...information about the reaction's mechanism and transition states..."
"...how experimental conditions influence the speed of a chemical reaction and yield information about the reaction's mechanism and transition states..."
"...describe the characteristics of a chemical reaction."
"It is different from chemical thermodynamics..."
"...describe the characteristics of a chemical reaction."
"Chemical kinetics, also known as reaction kinetics..."
"Chemical kinetics, also known as reaction kinetics..."
"It is different from chemical thermodynamics, which deals with the direction in which a reaction occurs but in itself tells nothing about its rate."
"Chemical kinetics includes investigations of how experimental conditions influence the speed of a chemical reaction..."
"...the reaction's mechanism and transition states..."