Chemical Kinetics

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Chemical Kinetics

The study of reaction rates and how they are influenced by various conditions.

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Rate of Formations and Disappearances

Describes how the concentrations of reactants decrease and products increase over time in a chemical reaction.

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Average and Instantaneous Rate

Average rate is the change in concentration over a finite time period, while instantaneous rate is the change at a specific moment.

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Factors Affecting Reaction Rate

Parameters like concentration, nature of reactants, physical state, surface area, temperature, solvent, and catalysts that influence the speed of a reaction.

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Positive Catalysts

Substances that increase the rate of a chemical reaction by lowering activation energy barriers.

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Negative Catalysts

Substances that decrease the rate of a chemical reaction by increasing activation energy barriers.