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Informationen zum Autor Multi-published author Cheryl Wright, former secretary, debt collector, account manager, writing instructor, and shopping tour hostess, loves reading.She writes historical and contemporary western romance, as well as small town romance and romantic suspense.She lives in a small village on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, and is married with two adult children and has six grandchildren. When she's not writing, she can be found in her craft room. Klappentext An Introduction to Chemical Kinetics provides a gentle overview of the subject offering a comprehensive coverage of key topics needed for a clear understanding of the fundamental aspects of kinetics. Emphasis is placed on how experimental data is collected and manipulated to give standard kinetic quantities relating to rates of reaction. The book then moves on to interpret these quantities, and to develop mechanisms describing the chemical steps in a wide variety of reactions in both gas and solution phase.The student is carefully guided through the necessary theory, in particular looking at how and why reactions occur and the physical and chemical requirements for reaction.An invaluable text for students of chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmacy and biochemistry taking a first course in kinetics. This book will also be of interest to professionals in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry needing an accessible introduction to the subject.* Includes learning objectives, summary sections and end of chapter problems.* Step by step guidance and and clear explanation of topics.* Includes a wide variety of worked examples throughout.* Shows the relevance of kinetics to many areas of chemistry. Zusammenfassung Wer wissen will, wie und warum Reaktionen stattfinden, welche physikalischen und chemischen Voraussetzungen geschaffen werden müssen und welche Einflüsse zu beachten sind, wird auch nach dem Studium immer wieder zu diesem anschaulichen Text greifen. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. List of Symbols. 1. Introduction. 2. Experimental Procedures. 2.1 Detection, Identification and Estimation of Concentration of Species Present. 2.1.1 Chromatographic techniques: liquid-liquid and gas-liquid chromatography. 2.1.2 Mass spectrometry (MS). 2.1.3 Spectroscopic techniques. 2.1.4 Lasers. 2.1.5 Fluorescence. 2.1.6 Spin resonance methods: nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). 2.1.7 Spin resonance methods: electron spin resonance (ESR). 2.1.8 Photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. 2.2 Measuring the Rate of a Reaction. 2.2.1 Classification of reaction rates. 2.2.2 Factors affecting the rate of reaction. 2.2.3 Common experimental features for all reactions. 2.2.4 Methods of initiation. 2.3 Conventional Methods of Following a Reaction. 2.3.1 Chemical methods. 2.3.2 Physical methods. 2.4 Fast Reactions. 2.4.1 Continuous flow. 2.4.2 Stopped flow. 2.4.3 Accelerated flow. 2.4.4 Some features of flow methods. 2.5 Relaxation Methods. 2.5.1 Large perturbations. 2.5.2 Flash photolysis. 2.5.3 Laser photolysis. 2.5.4 Pulsed radiolysis. 2.5.5 Shock tubes. 2.5.6 Small perturbations: temperature, pressure and electric field jumps. 2.6 Periodic Relaxation Techniques: Ultrasonics. 2.7 Line Broadening in NMR and ESR Spectra. Further Reading. Further Problems. 3. The Kinetic Analysis of Experimental Data. 3.1 The Experimental Data. 3.2 Dependence of Rate on Concentration. 3.3 Meaning of the Rate Expression. 3.4 Units of the Rate Constant, k. 3.5 The Significance of the Rate Constant as Opposed to the Rate. 3.6 Determining the Order and Rate Constant from Experimental Data. 3.7 Systematic Ways of...
