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CHEM 235

Physical Chemistry II: Kinetics of Chemical Reactions

3 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2021 · Physical Chemistry: Kinetics of Chemical Reactions

Topics

  • Empirical reaction kinetics
  • Rate laws and activation energy
  • Steady-state approximation
  • Complex and chain reactions
  • Polymerization
  • Homogeneous and enzyme catalysis
  • Collision and transition-state theories
  • Reactions in solution
  • Unimolecular reactions
  • Potential-energy surfaces
  • Kinetic isotope effects

Readings

  • Listed course textbook: Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, Physical Chemistry, 8th ed. W. H. Freeman, 2006. Assigned chapters supplied through the library.
    Listed reading
  • Available reference: A Student Solutions Manual to Accompany Physical Chemistry, 8th ed.
    Listed reading
  • CHEM 235 laboratory manual and instructions for five experiments, supplied on Moodle.
    Listed reading
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