Chemical Kinetics - Reaction Mechanism
3 important questions on Chemical Kinetics - Reaction Mechanism
What is the basis for the steady-state approximation?
That the intermediates are small and change very little in time.
What is important in te rate-determining step approximation?
Prior knowlege.
The slowest step in a mechanism controls the overall rate of the reaction. The rates of the other steps ar insignificant.
When is the fast-equilibrium approximation valid?
Only if the opposing reactions of the quilibrium are much faster than their competitors and the rate-determining reactions in the reaction mechanim.
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