Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis

  1. Rate Laws and Reaction Order
    1. The Rate Law Expression
      1. General Form of Rate Law
        1. Rate Constant
          1. Definition and Significance
            1. Units of Rate Constant
              1. Temperature Dependence
                1. Pressure Dependence
                2. Reaction Order
                  1. Overall Order
                    1. Order with Respect to Individual Reactants
                      1. Fractional Order
                        1. Zero Order
                          1. Negative Order
                        2. Determination of the Rate Law
                          1. Method of Initial Rates
                            1. Experimental Design
                              1. Data Analysis
                                1. Advantages and Limitations
                                2. Graphical Methods
                                  1. Integrated Rate Law Plots
                                    1. Linearization Techniques
                                      1. Statistical Analysis of Data
                                      2. Isolation Method
                                        1. Excess Reactant Technique
                                          1. Pseudo-Order Reactions
                                            1. Buffer Systems
                                            2. Differential Methods
                                              1. Direct Analysis of Rate Data
                                                1. Numerical Differentiation
                                              2. Integrated Rate Laws
                                                1. Zero-Order Reactions
                                                  1. Rate Law and Integrated Form
                                                    1. Concentration vs. Time Plot
                                                      1. Half-Life Calculation
                                                        1. Examples and Applications
                                                        2. First-Order Reactions
                                                          1. Rate Law and Integrated Form
                                                            1. Natural Logarithm Plots
                                                              1. Half-Life Calculation
                                                                1. Radioactive Decay
                                                                  1. Multiple First-Order Processes
                                                                  2. Second-Order Reactions
                                                                    1. Single Reactant Second-Order
                                                                      1. Two Different Reactants
                                                                        1. Reciprocal Concentration Plots
                                                                          1. Half-Life Calculation
                                                                            1. Dimerization Reactions
                                                                            2. Higher-Order Reactions
                                                                              1. Third-Order Reactions
                                                                                1. Mathematical Treatment
                                                                                  1. Practical Examples
                                                                                  2. Pseudo-Order Reactions
                                                                                    1. Pseudo-First-Order Reactions
                                                                                      1. Pseudo-Second-Order Reactions
                                                                                        1. Conditions for Pseudo-Order Behavior
                                                                                      2. Complex Rate Behaviors
                                                                                        1. Mixed-Order Reactions
                                                                                          1. Fractional Order Reactions
                                                                                            1. Consecutive Reactions
                                                                                              1. First-Order Consecutive Reactions
                                                                                                1. Rate-Determining Steps
                                                                                                2. Parallel Reactions
                                                                                                  1. Competing Pathways
                                                                                                    1. Product Distribution
                                                                                                    2. Reversible Reactions
                                                                                                      1. Approach to Equilibrium
                                                                                                        1. Forward and Reverse Rate Constants

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                                                                                                    3. Reaction Mechanisms