Chemical Kinetics Overview

These flashcards cover key concepts and terms related to chemical kinetics as presented in the lecture.

Kinetics

The study of the rates of chemical reactions.

Reaction Rate

Change in concentration of a substance per unit time.

Stoichiometry

The calculation of reactants and products in chemical reactions based on their balanced equations.

Catalyst

An agent that increases reaction rates without being used up.

Rate Law

An equation that expresses the relationship between reactant concentrations and reaction rate.

Activation Energy (Ea)

The minimum amount of energy that must be absorbed by a system for it to react.

Transition State

The arrangement of reactant particles at the maximum point of potential energy during a reaction.

Collision Theory

A theory stating that reacting particles must collide with sufficient energy and in an orientation that can lead to reac.

Half-Life

The time required for the concentration of a reactant to decrease to half its initial value.

Integrated Rate Law

An equation that relates the concentrations of reactants to time for a specific order of reaction.