Chemistry

Influence of Temperature on Reaction Rates We know that, the rate of a reaction is affected by temperature. Increasing the temperature increases reaction rates because…

Consecutive reactions Another common type of simultaneous reaction is a consecutive reaction. Many reactions which appear from a cursory glance to be simple are really…

Complex Reactions Complexities may arise as other reactions involving the products of a simple reaction which makes the study of the kinetics of such reactions…

Higher order reactions: The number of third order reactions is few, while reactions of higher order are practically unknown. A reaction is said to be…

Second Order Reaction: Hydrolysis of Several Esters Hydrolysis of several esters of the aliphatic series in alkaline aqueous medium obey strictly second order law. (Note…

Second order reaction: Formation of Cobalt (II) chloride from Carbon Monoxide A reaction is assumed to be the second order if its rate is determined by the…

First-order Reaction: Hydrolysis of Sucrose to Glucose and Fructose catalyzed by acid Hydrolysis of cane sugar (sucrose) to glucose and fructose catalyzed by acid follows…

Typical Reactions: First-order Reaction First-order reaction is a chemical reaction in which the rate of reaction is fully proportional to the concentration of the reacting substance — compare order of a reaction.…

Determination of rate law: Initial rate method The method consists in carrying out several experiments for the same reaction in which the starting or initial…

Dependence of Rate on Concentration The type of dependence, which is always determined by experiment, is peculiar to a particular reaction. Some examples are: (a)…