Define true rate in terms of the advancement of a reaction.
Physical Chemistry II - (Chemical Kinetics)
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
1. Understand the principles and applications of chemical kinetics
2.Understand the dynamics of molecular reactions
1. Define true rate in terms of the advancement of a reaction.
2. Describe how rates are measured experimentally
3. Derive the first and second order rate laws.
4. Define the rate coefficient of a reaction.
5. Define the order of a reaction.
6. Describe how the concentrations of reactants and products are monitored in a chemical reaction.
7.Define pseudo-first order rate law.
8. Describe Ostwalds isolation method.
9. Define the half-life of a reaction.
10. Relate the half-life of a reaction to reaction order.
11. Explain the terms molecularity of reaction, mechanism of reaction, simple reaction.
12. Distinguish between order and molecularity of reaction.
13. Describe Arrhenius - type behaviour of simple reactions.
14. Explain the Arrhenius - type behaviour of bimolecular gas phase reactions.
15. Derive the rate laws for reactions involving equilibria.
16. Relate equilibrium constant to the rate coefficient of simple reactions
17. Derive the rate law for parallel reactions.
18. Derive the rate law for consecutive reactions.
19. Explain the steady - state approximation.
20. Define the rate - determining step of a reaction.
