Chemical kinetics Flashcards
what is kinetics?
‘the study of rates of reactions’
why is kinetics important in pharmaceutical sciences?
allows predictions of rates of degrading of drugs
important in other pharmaceutical processes
how does kinetics help predict rates of degrading of drugs?
can predict the stability of drugs causing accelerating stability of drugs expiry dates given
how are kinetics important in other pharmaceutical processes?
studying drug release rates and rates of processes that occur in the body
what is pharmacokinetics?
‘behaviour of drugs in the body’
how are reaction rates measures?
concentrations of chemicals measured at certain times throughout the reaction
what are the methods used for slow reactions?
samples removed at different times of the reaction and assayed for cocentration
what methods used for fast reactions?
using stopped-flow and spectroscopic methods
what is the rate of reaction?
‘the rate of change of concentration of any species’
what is the rate of formulation of product?
P= d[P]/dt
what is the rate of destruction of reactant (A)?
A=d[A]/dt
relationship between P and A?
one P molecule is formed for every A that reacts
what is the equation linking P to A?
d[P]/dt = -d[A]/dt
why is d[A]/dt negative?
concentration is decreasing over time
what is the equation when one mole of A reacts with two of B?
d[B]/dt = 2d[A]/dt
rate laws?
‘the rate of the forward reaction is defined as minus the rate of change of one of the reactants.’
what is the law of mass action?
‘Reaction rate is found to be proportional to the concentration of the reactant raised to the power of the number of molecules involved in the reaction’
what happens to reactions as temperature increases?
faster because more molecules have energy greater or equal to the activation energy
what do molecules have to do to react together?
collide
have enough energy to overcome the activation energy