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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY eBOOK Kinetics module
By LAIDLER, MEISER AND SANCTUARY
Chapter 1 comes with all the modules. The Chemical Kinetics Module was written by Professor K. Laidler, a leading kineticist, and covers chapters 9 and 10 of the Physical Chemistry eBook. You can see the detailed Table of Contents by clicking the "Contents" tab just above this text. Only available in dowload format, the Chemical Kinetics chapters cover all the basic ideas along with extensive applications and examples.
The multimedia opens on the relevant pages and allows the student to visualize many of the concepts by varying parameters and plotting different graphs. For example by varying initial conditions and rate constants, the student can follow the kinetics of different types of reactions: opposing, consecutive, parallel and chain reactions. They can easily see how the steady-state approximation works as well as other common conditions, such as the bottle neck effect and the rate determining step.
The chapters deal first with the definitions of rates and then move into explaining rate laws and half lives. After this, the emphasis moves into mechanisms, so important in modern chemistry, and which are applicable to processes from organic reactions to nanotechnology. The important theories of the rate constant, such as hard sphere collisions and Transition State Theory complete this comprehensive treatment of Kinetics. In addition, to the the clearly written material, vivid figures and many worked examples, the user can listen to explanations and interact with the multimedia. All these allow the student to learn Physical Chemistry efficiently and meets the modern needs of those who have grown up with computers.
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Chemical Kinetics Solutions Manual for free. It contains the solutions to all the problems as worked out by students themselves. This peer learning model is a valuable asset for students. Check for up-dates.
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Chapter 9
Chemical Kinetics I. The Basic Ideas
9.1 Rates of Consumption and Formation
9.2 Rate of Reaction
9.3 Empirical Rate Equations
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Order of Reaction Reactions; Having No Order Rate Constants; and Rate Coefficients.
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9.4 Analysis of Kinetic Results
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Method of Integration; Half-Life Differential Method; Reactions Having No Simple Order; Opposing Reactions. |
9.5 Techniques for Very Fast Reactions
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Flow Methods; Pulse Methods.
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9.6 Molecular Kinetics
9.7 The Arrhenius Equation
9.8 Potential-Energy Surfaces
9.9 The Preexponential Factor
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Hard-Sphere Collision Theory; Transition-State Theory.
Biography: Henry Eyring
Quantum-Mechanical Tunneling; Kinetic-Isotope Effects.
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9.10 Reactions in Solution
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Influence of Solvent; Dielectric Constant; Influence of Ionic Strength;
Influence of Hydrostatic Pressure; Diffusion-Controlled Reactions;
Linear Gibbs Energy Relationships.
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9.11 Reaction Dynamics
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Molecular Beams; Chemiluminescence; Dynamical Calculations; The Detection of Transition Species.
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Key Equations
Problems
Suggested Reading
Chapter 10
Chemical Kinetics II. Composite Mechanisms
10.1 Evidence for a Composite Mechanism
10.2 Types of Composite Reactions
10.3 Rate Equations for Composite Mechanisms
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Consecutive Reactions; Steady-State Treatment; Rate-Controlling (Rate-Determining) Steps.
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10.4 Rate Constants, Rate Coefficients, and Equilibrium Constants
10.5 Free-Radical Reactions
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Chain Reactions; Organic Decompositions.
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10.6 Photochemical Reactions
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The Photochemical Hydrogen-Chlorine Reaction; The Photochemical Hydrogen-Bromine Reaction; Photosensitization Flash Photolysis.
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10.7 Radiation-Chemical Reactions
10.8 Explosions
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The Initiation of an Explosion; The Transmission of an Explosion;
Detonations Explosion; Limits in Gaseous Explosions; Cool Flames.
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10.9 Catalysis
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Acid-Base Catalysis; Brønsted Relationships Enzyme Catalysis.
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10.10 Reactions in Solution: Some Special Features
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Collisions and Encounters.
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10.11 Mechanisms of Polymerization in Macromolecules
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Introduction Addition Polymers; Step-Growth Polymerization; Ionic
Polymerizations; “Living” Polymers; Heterogeneous Polymerization
Emulsion; Polymerization.
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10.12 Kinetics of Polymerization
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Free-Radical Polymerization; Condensation Polymerization.
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10.13 Induction Periods, Oscillations, and Chaos
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Clock Reactions; Oscillating Reactions; Cool Flames; The Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction; Chaos in Chemical Reactions. |
10.14 Electrochemical Dynamics
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Kinetics of Electrode Reactions; Polarography Electrokinetic Effects:
The Electric Double Layer; Electroosmosis ;Electrophoresis ;Reverse
Isoelectric Effects.
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Key Equations
Problems
Suggested Reading
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Easy navigation, convenient hyperlinking and many features that enhance your ability to find material easily so you can concentrate on learning.
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