Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics
Published on 16. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-07-120260-2 (ISBN)
Description
Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics is a modern textbook for advanced courses. Houston emphasizes the essential principles of kinetics and dynamics through relevant examples and current research, providing students with a clear, basic understanding.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-120260-2 (9780071202602)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Chairman, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Content
1 Kinetic Theory of Gases1.1 Introduction1.2 Pressure of an Ideal Gas1.3 Temperature and Energy1.4 Distributions, Mean Values and Distribution Functions1.5 The Maxwell Distribution of Speeds1.6 Energy Distributions1.7 Collisions: Mean Free Path and Collision Number2 The Rates of Chemical Reactions2.1 Introduction2.2 Empirical Observations: Measurement of Reaction Rates2.3 Rates of Reactions: Differential and Integrated Rate Laws2.4 Reaction Mechanisms2.5 Homogeneous Catalysis2.6 Free Radical Reactions: Chains and Branched Chains2.7 Determining Mechanisms from Rate Laws3 Theories of Chemical Reactions3.1 Introduction3.2 Potential Energy Surfaces3.3 Collision Theory3.4 Activated Complex Theory (ACT)3.5 Thermodynamic Interpretation of ACT4 Transport Properties4.1 Introduction4.2 The Functional Form of the Transport Equations4.3 The Microscopic Basis for the Transport Laws4.4 Thermal Conductivity4.5 Viscosity4.6 Diffusion4.7 Time-Dependent Transport5 Reactions in Liquid Solutions5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Cage Effect,Friction, and Diffusion Control5.3 Reactions of Charged Species in Solution: Ionic Strength and Electron Transfer5.4 Experimental Techniques6 Reactions at Solid Surfaces6.1 Introduction6.2 Adsorption and Desorption6.3 Reactions at Surfaces: Catalysis6.4 Surface Diffusion6.5 Advanced Topics in Surface Reactions7 Photochemistry7.1 Introduction7.2 Absorption and Emission of Light7.3 Photophysical Processes7.4 Atmospheric Chemistry7.5 Photodissociation Dynamics8 Molecular Reaction Dynamics8.1 Introduction8.2 A Molecular Dynamics Example8.3 Molecular Collisions:A Detailed Look8.4 Molecular Scattering8.5 Potential Energy Surfaces8.6 Molecular Energy Transfer8.7 Molecular Reaction Dynamics: Some Examples