Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics

Name: Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics
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ISBN: 9780486453347

ISBN-10: 0486453340

ISBN-13: 9780486453347

Edition: 2006

Authors: Paul L. Houston

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This text teaches the principles underlying modern chemical kinetics in a clear, direct fashion, using several examples to enhance basic understanding. It features solutions to selected problems, with separate sections and appendices that cover more technical applications. 2001 edition.

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 8.35" wide x 10.87" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English




Kinetic Theory of Gases



Introduction



Pressure of an Ideal Gas



Temperature and Energy



Distributions, Mean Values and Distribution Functions



The Maxwell Distribution of Speeds



Energy Distributions



Collisions: Mean Free Path and Collision Number



The Rates of Chemical Reactions



Introduction



Empirical Observations: Measurement of Reaction Rates



Rates of Reactions: Differential and Integrated Rate Laws



Reaction Mechanisms



Homogeneous Catalysis



Free Radical Reactions: Chains and Branched Chains



Determining Mechanisms from Rate Laws



Theories of Chemical Reactions



Introduction



Potential Energy Surfaces3.3 Collision Theory



Activated Complex Theory (ACT)



Thermodynamic Interpretation of ACT4 Transport Properties



Introduction



The Functional Form of the Transport Equations



The Microscopic Basis for the Transport Laws



Thermal Conductivity



Viscosity



Diffusion



Time-Dependent Transport



Reactions in Liquid Solutions



Introduction



The Cage Effect,Friction, and Diffusion Control



Reactions of Charged Species in Solution: Ionic Strength and Electron Transfer



Experimental Techniques






Introduction



Adsorption and Desorption



Reactions at Surfaces: Catalysis



Surface Diffusion



Advanced Topics in Surface Reactions



Photochemistry



Introduction



Absorption and Emission of Light



Photophysical Processes



Atmospheric Chemistry



Photodissociation Dynamics



Molecular Reaction Dynamics



Introduction



A Molecular Dynamics Example



Molecular Collisions:A Detailed Look



Molecular Scattering



Potential Energy Surfaces



Molecular Energy Transfer



Molecular Reaction Dynamics: Some Examples