chemical kinetics Flashcards
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What is chemical kinetics?
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The branch of chemistry that deals with the study of speed of reaction and their mechanism is called chemical kinetics.
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What does chemical kinetics study?
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Chemical kinetics studies the movement of a reaction while kinetics tells us about the rate of reaction.
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What is the rate of reaction?
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The rate of a reaction is a measure of how quickly a reaction happens and can be defined as the change in concentration of reactants and products.
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What are fast reactions?
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Fast reactions are reactions that happen quickly. An example is the burning of cooking gas (butane) where C4H10 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O.
Fast reactions are characterized by a high rate of reaction.
