Reaction kinetics - Atkins
10 important questions on Reaction kinetics - Atkins
What happens when the activation energy is 0?
How do you increase the rate constant? (kr)
What are elementary reactions?
- Fundamental processes in chemical kinetics
- Occur in a single step
- Involve a direct collision between reactants
- Rate equations are derived from the stoichiometry
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What is a unimolecular reaction?
What is a consecutive reaction?
- Involves multiple steps.
- Each step depends on the previous one.
- Often seen in biochemical processes.
- Can produce intermediate products.
What is a intermediate in a consecutive reaction?
- A temporary species formed during a chemical reaction.
- Exists between reactants and products.
- Can influence reaction rate and mechanism.
What is the steady state approximation?
When is the SSA valid?
Why is the overall reaction rate equal to the RDS?
- It is the slowest step in the reaction mechanism.
- All subsequent steps happen faster and do not affect the overall rate.
- The overall reaction rate is limited by the speed of this step.
- Concentrations of reactants and products at this stage dictate the rate.
- RDS has the highest Ea
Thus, the overall reaction rate mirrors the kinetics of the RDS.
Which step is RDS in pre-equilibrium state? ( A -> I -> P)
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