chemical kinetics

Question 1

importance of chemical kinetics

Answer 1

evaluation and quantification of drug stability

determination of shelf life and storage conditions

Question 2

reaction rate

Answer 2

the rate of a chemical reaction quantifies the speed of formulation of the products over time

Question 3

empirical approach to reaction rate

Answer 3

rate = change in concentration per unit time
since the rate may change a lot during a very short time scale the instantaneous rate may be observed as inst rate =d[P]/dt

Question 4

reaction rate-experimental determination

Answer 4

the rate constant is a characteristic specific to the reaction. its value is independent of the concentration of the reactants but does depend on temperature

fast reactions have large K values while slow reactions have small K values

Question 5

what does the order of a reaction reflect

Answer 5

the order of a reaction reflects how the rate changes on changing reactant concentration