Reaction kinetics is the study of rates (speeds) of chemical reactions and factors which affect the rates. Rates of reaction are usually expressed in terms of a concentration change per unit of …

Collision Theory: When two chemicals react, their molecules have to collide with each other (in a particular orientation) with sufficient energy for the reaction to take place.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a framework for determining the reaction rate given a detailed statement of the reaction chemistry. The stoichiometry of an elementary reaction …

MECHANISM: “The detailed molecular processes by which a chemical reaction proceeds.” A series of “elementary steps” which combine to give an observed net reaction.

For a complete picture of a chemical reaction need information on both the thermodynamics and kinetics of a reaction.

1) Combustion: A combustion reaction is when oxygen combines with another compound to form water and carbon dioxide. These reactions are exothermic, meaning they produce heat.

Students will be able to explain that for a chemical reaction to take place, the bonds between atoms in the reactants are broken, the atoms rearrange, and new bonds between the atoms …