Terms Flashcards

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Kinetic Properties

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What we look at when considering the rate of a chemical reaction

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Half-life of a chemical reaction

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The time it takes for the concentration of a reaction to be cut in half

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Activation Energy

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The amount of energy necessary to start a chemical reaction

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Inhibitors

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The few catalysts that can slow down a reaction

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5
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Transition state

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When two reactants collide in just the right way and briefly are coupled together as electrons begin to rearrange

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6
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Activated complex

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Anther term for transition state

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7
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Elementary Reaction

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A reaction that contains only one step: a direct collision between all the reactants in the reaction

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Thermodynamic Propeties

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What we look at when determining whether of not a reaction is spontaneous

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