SC/CHEM 3011.04 Lecture Notes


INTRODUCTION . Overview . Outline 1 . Outline 2


I. EMPIRICAL KINETICS

  • Why Study Chemical Kinetics? Pg. 1 .

  • I.1 Monitoring Chemical Change Pg. 1 .

  • I.2 Rates Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3

  • I.3 Rate Laws Pg. 1 . Pg. 2

  • I.4 Reaction Order Pg. 1 . Pg. 2

  • I.5 Specific Reaction Rate Pg. 1 .

  • I.6 Integrated Rate Laws Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5 . Pg. 6 . Pg. 7 . Pg. 8 . Pg. 9 . Pg. 10

  • I.7 Half-Life Method Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4

  • I.8 Summary Pg. 1


    II REACTION MECHANISMS

  • Assignment of Mechanism Pg. 1

  • II.1 Simple (Elementary Reactions) Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3

  • II.2 Opposing Reactions Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3

  • II.3 Consecutive Reactions

  • II.3.1 Variations of Concentrations with Time Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3

  • II.3.2 Rate-Determining Step Pg. 1 . Pg. 2

  • II.3.3 Steady-State Approximation Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5

  • II.3.4 Pre-Equilibrium Pg. 1 . Pg. 2

  • II.4 Catalysed and Enzyme-Catalysed Reactions Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5

  • II.5 Unimolecular Reactions Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3


    III COMPLEX REACTIONS

  • III.1 Chain Reactions Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5 . Pg. 6

  • III.2 Explosions Pg. 1 . Pg. 2

  • III.3 Photochemical Reactions Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5 . Pg. 6 . Pg. 7

  • III.4 Polymerization Kinetics Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5

  • III.5 Catalysis and Oscillation Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5 . Pg. 6 . Pg. 7 . Pg. 8

  • III.6 Reactions in Solution Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3


    IV ELEMENTARY REACTION RATE THEORY

  • IV.1 Collision Rate Theory

  • IV.1.1 Hard-Sphere Collision Frequency Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5 . Pg. 6

  • IV.1.2 Collision Rate Constant Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3

  • IV.1.3 "Harpoon" Reactions Pg. 1 . Pg. 2

  • IV.2 Activated-Complex Theory

  • IV.2.1 Derivation of Eyring Equation Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5 . Pg. 6 . Pg. 7 . Pg. 8

  • IV.2.2 Application of Eyring Equation Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4

  • IV.2.4 Thermodinamic Formulation of the Eyring Equation Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5

  • IV.2.5 Isotope Effects Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4


    V DYNAMIC ELECTROCHEMISTRY

  • V.1 Rate of Charge Transfer Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 .

  • V.1.1 The Double Layer at the Interface: Helmholtz, Gouy-Chapman, and Stern models Pg. 1 . Pg. 2

  • V.1.2 The Rate of Charge Transfer under Zero Field: the chemical rate constant Pg. 1 . Pg. 2

  • V.1.3 The Butler-Volmer Equation: two limiting forms, Tafel plots Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5 . Pg. 6 . Pg. 7 . Pg. 8

  • V.1.4 Concentration Polarization Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3

  • V.1.5 Application in Polarography Pg. 1 . Pg. 2

  • V.2 Cell EMF and Electric Current Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5 . Pg. 6

  • V.3 Corrosion Pg. 1 . Pg. 2 . Pg. 3 . Pg. 4 . Pg. 5 . Pg. 6 . Pg. 7