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Fundamental Concepts of Kinetics

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1.1 Rates of Reactions

1.2 Dependence of Rates on Concentration

1.2.1 First-Order

1.2.2 Second-Order

1.2.3 Zero-Order

1.2.4 Nth-Order Reactions

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1.3 Cautions on Treating Kinetic Data

1.4 Effect of Temperature

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Kinetics of More Complex Systems

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2.1 Second-Order Reaction, First-Order in Two Components

2.2 Third-Order Reactions

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2.3 Parallel Reactions

2.4 Series First-Order Reactions

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2.5 Series Reactions with Two Intermediates

2.6 Reversible Reactions

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2.7 Autocatalysis

2.8 Effect of Temperature

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Solving problems of Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.

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Techniques and Methods

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3.1 Calculating Rate Constants

3.2 The Method of Half-Lives

3.3 Initial Rates

3.4 Using Large Excess of a Reactant (Flooding)

3.5 The Logarithmic Method

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3.6 Effects of Pressure

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Theories of Reaction Rate

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4.1 Equilibrium and Rate of Reaction

4.2 Partition Functions and Statistical Mechanics of Chemical Equilibrium

4.3 Partition Functions and Activated Complex

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4.4 Collision Theory

4.4.1 Collision Frequency

4.4.2 Energy Factor

4.4.3 Orientation Factor

4.4.4 Rate of Reaction

4.4.5 Weakness of the Collision Theory

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4.5 Transition State Theory

4.5.1 Thermodynamic Approach

4.5.2 Partition Function Approach

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4.5.3 Comparison with Arrhenius Equation and Collision Theory

4.5.4 Explanation for Steric Factor in Terms of Partition Function

4.5.5 Reaction between Polyatomic Molecules

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Solving problems of chapter 3 and chapter 4

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15

Midterm examination

Reactions in Solution

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4.1 General Properties of Reactions in Solution

4.2 Phenomenological Theory of Reaction Rates

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4.3 Diffusion-Limited Rate Constant

 4.4 Slow Reactions

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4.5 Effect of ionic Strength on Reaction Between Ions

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Potential Energy Surfaces

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7.1 Long-range Potentials

7.2 Empirical Intermolecular Potentials

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7.3 Molecular Bonding Potentials

7.4 Internal Coordinates and Normal Modes of Vibration

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6.3 Potential energy contour diagrams and profiles

6.3.l Types of potential energy barriers

6.3.2 Features of the potential energy surface

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6.8 Exothermic and endothermic reactions

6.9 More detailed aspects of the features of different types of potential energy barriers

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6.10 General features of attractive potential energy surfaces for exothermic reactions

6.11 General features of repulsive energy surfaces for exothermic reactions

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Reactions on Surfaces

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10.1 Adsorption

10.2 Adsorption Isotherms

10.2.1 Langmuir isotherm

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10.2.2 Adsorption with dissociation

10.2.3 Competitive adsorption

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10.3 Kinetics on Surfaces

10.3.1 Unimolecular surface reactions

10.3.2 Activation energies of unimolecular surface reactions

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10.3.3 Reaction between two adsorbed molecules

10.3.4 Reaction between a molecule in the gas phase and an adsorbed molecule

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Enzymatic Catalysis

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14.1 Terminology.

14.2 Michaelis–Menten Equation

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14.3 Mechanisms with Two Enzyme–Substrate Complexes

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14.4 Inhibition of Enzymes

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14.5 Effects of pH

14.6 Temperature Effects

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