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5.1 Reaction Rates

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What is Kinetics?

In Unit 4, we studied a reaction in terms of reactants and products, analyzing what molecules in the reactants turned into which products. However, these reactions take time to happen which is what we will learn in this unit. The kinetics of a chemical reaction is the rate at which reactants turn into products per measure of time.

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11 lessons

  1. 5.1Reaction RatesThis lesson
  2. 5.2Introduction to Rate LawPreview lesson
  3. 5.3Concentration Changes Over TimePreview lesson
  4. 5.4Elementary ReactionsPreview lesson
  5. 5.5Collision ModelPreview lesson
  6. 5.6Reaction Energy ProfilePreview lesson
  7. 5.7Introduction to Reaction MechanismsPreview lesson
  8. 5.8Reaction Mechanism and Rate LawPreview lesson
  9. 5.9Pre-Equilibrium ApproximationPreview lesson
  10. 5.10Multistep Reaction Energy ProfilePreview lesson
  11. 5.11CatalysisPreview lesson

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