CHEMICAL KINETICS

change∈concentration change∈ pressure

 Rate of RXn = change ∈time = change∈time

∆ C C 2−C1
Rate of RXn =
∆C
∆t
=
∆P
∆t ( ∆t
=
t 2−t 1 )
 UNIT OF RATE OF RXn:
n ∆C molL−1
Rate of RX = ∆t
=
T
= molL-1T-1.
 RECIPROCAL RULE OF MOLAR COEFFICIENT:

For the given reaction,

αA + βB γC + δD

Rate of RXn = α
1
[ – d[A]
dt ] 1
= β [ – d [B]
dt ] = γ
1
[ ]
d [C ]
dt
1
= δ [ ].
d [ D]
dt

 RATE LAW AND RATE CONSTANT:

For the given reaction,

αA + βB γC + δD

Rate law is –

RATE = k [ A ] x [ B ] y
where k is called RATE CONSTANT and
x is the order of reaction w.r.t A and y w.r.t B.

For ELEMENTARY RXn or SLOW STEP or RATE DETERMINING RXn (R.D.S).

RATE = k [ A ] α [ B ] β
SPECIFIC RXn RATE:
when A = B = 1 molL-1 then,

Rate = k
UNIT OF RATE CONSTANT:
Say αA P

Rate = k[A]n n is the order of reaction.

 Rate [ molL−1]T −1
K= n =
[ A] [molL−1 ]n

K = [mol L-1]1-n T-1

Rate constant of:

 Zero order reaction is: mol L-1 s-1.
 First order reaction is: s-1.
 Second order reaction is: mol-1 L s-1.
 INTEGRATED EQn OF ZERO ORDER RXn:

C0 - Ct = Kt
C0
Half Life of Zero Order Rxn : t1/2 =
2k

 INTEGRATED EQn OF FIRST ORDER RXn:

ln C −ln C =kt
0 t

2.303 log 2
Half Life of Zero Order Rxn : t 1 /2 =
k

 INTEGRATED EQn OF SECOND ORDER RXn:

1 1
− =kt
Ct C0

1
Half Life of Zero Order Rxn : t 1 /2 =
C0 k

 ARRHENIUS EQUATION:

K = Ae-Ea/RT.
 K is the Rate Constant.
 A is the Arrhenius eqn/constant parameter.
 Ea is the activation energy.
 R is the Universal Gas constant [R = 8.314].
 T represents Temperature [in Kelvin].
 e is the exponent.

Arrhenius Equation in Tempr T1 and T2 and Rate Const. K1 and K2.

 K2
log ( )=
Ea
(1 1
−
K 1 2.303 R T 1 T 2 )
 PSEUDO OF 1st ORDER REACTION:

Rate = k’[A]1
where, Order =1 and Molecularity = 2.