Contents Notes |
Time, concentration, and temperature -- Experimental techniques -- An introduction to theories of bimolecular reactions -- Reaction dynamics -- Unimolecular and association reactions -- Reactions in solution -- Surface reactions -- Complex reactions -- Straight chain reactions -- Explosions and branched chain reactions -- Negative feedback and oscillary behaviour -- Photochemistry. The study of reaction kinetics - how fast chemical reactions happen - gives chemists insight into a range of chemical problems, from the ozone hole to enzyme reactions in living creatures. This text provides students with an accessible account of basic and applied aspects of chemical kinetics. |