6: Kinetics

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6.5: Kinetics I (Worksheet)
Chemical kinetics is the study of the rates of chemical reactions. Experimentally determined rate law expressions show how the rate of a reaction depends upon the concentrations of the reactants and sometimes the products, too. This knowledge can be used to gain insight into the detailed molecular pathway (the mechanism) by which the reaction occurs. Understanding the mechanism allows chemists to devise ways of optimizing chemical reactions.
6.6: Kinetics II (Worksheet)
This worksheet reviews some of the concepts we have seen concerning rates of reactions. Specifically, it covers once again the idea of how we define the Rate on the basis of the reaction’s stoichiometry, and it reviews the process of determining the form of the differential rate law from kinetic data. The differential rate law shows how the rate of the reaction changes with concentration of reactants (and sometime products).
6.7: Kinetics - Concluded (Worksheet)
The half-life idea is most useful in conjunction with first-order kinetics, which include many chemical reactions and all nuclear decay processes. The half life of a first-order process is a constant that indicates the amount of time it takes for an initial concentration to diminish to half as much material. From a consideration of the form of the integrated rate law, we can derive an expression that relates the half-life period to the first-order rate constant, k.
6.8: Kinetics to Equilibrium (Worksheet)
Most chemical reactions are reversible. This means that once products are formed, they can react to reform the reactants. If we allow a reaction to run long enough, it may reach a state where the rate of the forward reaction (forming products) is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction (reforming reactants). The reaction is then said to be in equilibrium. At equilibrium, reactant and product amounts do not change over time, and they maintain a fixed ratio expressed as an equilibrium constant.