Atmospheric Chemistry

3.

Fundamental Chemical Principles

3.1.

Chemical Kinetics

3.1.1.

3.1.1.1.

Definition of Rate

3.1.1.2.

Rate Law Expressions

3.1.1.3.

3.1.2.

3.1.2.1.

Zero-Order Reactions

3.1.2.2.

First-Order Reactions

3.1.2.3.

Second-Order Reactions

3.1.2.4.

Pseudo-Order Reactions

3.1.3.

Elementary Reactions

3.1.3.1.

Unimolecular Reactions

3.1.3.2.

Bimolecular Reactions

3.1.3.3.

Termolecular Reactions

3.1.4.

Complex Reaction Mechanisms

3.1.4.1.

Chain Reactions

3.1.4.2.

Branching Chains

3.1.4.3.

Inhibition Reactions

3.1.5.

Temperature Dependence

3.1.5.1.

Arrhenius Equation

3.1.5.2.

Activation Energy

3.1.5.3.

Pre-exponential Factor

3.1.6.

Pressure Dependence

3.1.6.1.

Fall-off Behavior

3.1.6.2.

Lindemann Mechanism

3.1.6.3.

3.1.7.

Atmospheric Lifetimes

3.1.7.1.

Definition and Calculation

3.1.7.2.

Local vs Global Lifetimes

3.1.7.3.

Seasonal Variations

3.2.

3.2.1.

Solar Radiation

3.2.1.1.

3.2.1.2.

Ultraviolet Regions

3.2.1.3.

3.2.1.4.

Infrared Radiation

3.2.1.5.

Atmospheric Attenuation

3.2.2.

Molecular Absorption

3.2.2.1.

Absorption Cross-Sections

3.2.2.2.

Beer-Lambert Law

3.2.2.3.

Wavelength Dependence

3.2.3.

Photodissociation

3.2.3.1.

Primary Photolysis

3.2.3.2.

Photolysis Rate Constants

3.2.3.3.

3.2.4.

3.2.4.1.

Definition and Measurement

3.2.4.2.

Wavelength Dependence

3.2.4.3.

Temperature Dependence

3.2.5.

3.2.5.1.

Electronic Excitation

3.2.5.2.

Vibrational Excitation

3.2.5.3.

Relaxation Processes

3.2.5.4.

Quenching Mechanisms

3.3.

3.3.1.

Enthalpy Changes

3.3.1.1.

Bond Dissociation Energies

3.3.1.2.

Heat of Formation

3.3.1.3.

Exothermic vs Endothermic

3.3.2.

Entropy Considerations

3.3.2.1.

Statistical Mechanics

3.3.2.2.

Temperature Dependence

3.3.3.

Gibbs Free Energy

3.3.3.1.

Reaction Spontaneity

3.3.3.2.

Equilibrium Constants

3.3.3.3.

Temperature Dependence

3.3.4.

Chemical Equilibrium

3.3.4.1.

Law of Mass Action

3.3.4.2.

Le Chatelier's Principle

3.3.4.3.

Equilibrium in Gas Phase

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