Terms Flashcards
Kinetic Properties
What we look at when considering the rate of a chemical reaction
Half-life of a chemical reaction
The time it takes for the concentration of a reaction to be cut in half
Activation Energy
The amount of energy necessary to start a chemical reaction
Inhibitors
The few catalysts that can slow down a reaction
Transition state
When two reactants collide in just the right way and briefly are coupled together as electrons begin to rearrange
Activated complex
Anther term for transition state
Elementary Reaction
A reaction that contains only one step: a direct collision between all the reactants in the reaction
Thermodynamic Propeties
What we look at when determining whether of not a reaction is spontaneous