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Kinetics

Measure how quickly a reaction changes and what controls its pace.

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Concentrations set encounter rates. Particles must meet, orient, and have enough energy for a productive event.

rate over timerate law · k 0.66
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Reaction concentration falls at a rate set by the rate lawA reaction of order 1 at temperature 45 has relative rate constant 0.66 and approximate half-life 105 time units.rate = k[A]^1time →[A]
order1
rate constant0.66
half-life105 t
temperature45°

The order changes how concentration enters the rate law. A first-order half-life is independent of starting concentration in the ideal model.

The curves are relative concentration traces. A measured rate law must be inferred from data; stoichiometric coefficients do not automatically become reaction orders.

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Answer from the model, then use the explanation to connect the particle picture to the chemical rule.

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What does reaction order describe?