Rate of reaction

Significance of Kp and Kc in Chemical Equilibrium

Kp and Kc are equilibrium constants for ideal gas mixtures under reversible processes, and they are defined as follows: Kp is an equilibrium constant written with respect to atmospheric pressure, whereas Kc is an equilibrium constant written with respect to concentrations expressed in molarity. The Kp- Kc relationship can be deduced by first understanding what […]

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Rate Constant and its Units

What is the rate constant?  The constant that relates the rate of a chemical reaction at a given temperature to the concentration of reactant (in a unimolecular reaction) or the product of the concentrations of reactants is termed as rate constant. The proportionality constant in the rate law expression is known as the rate constant

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Half-life Formulas

Half-life formulas are a decent metric to calculate the half-life of radioactive elements. The need for this formula occurred when the slowed rate of decay was found during the years. When an element is reduced, its decay rate also decreases, which might be challenging to calculate after some point. In simple words, the half-life is

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Half-Life Definition

Some isotopes are radioactive and decay by a specific type of emission, whereas others are stable indefinitely. The amount of radioactivity diminishes as time passes because less and less of the radioactive isotope is present.  The half-life is a fascinating and useful aspect of radioactive decay. In these half-life definition notes, we will learn the

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First-Order Reactions

Chemistry, by its nature, is all about different reactions and changes. In chemistry, various chemical reactions occur, which are studied with the help of its branch called Chemical Kinetics. The word kinetics is derived from the Greek word ‘kinesis’ which means movement. Chemical kinetics is all about the rate of reactions and the speed of

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Factors Affecting the Reaction Rate

In any chemical reaction, the reaction rate is the rate at which the concentration rises or falls or the rate at which the mass changes. The reaction rate refers to the rate of reaction in a chemical reaction. The reaction rate of a chemical reaction is defined as the rate of change in the mass

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Differential and Integral Forms of Zero Order Reactions

Differential and integral forms of zero-order reaction are the mathematical expressions derived from differential rate law to study the kinetics of reactions; for instance, how the reactions are reacting and the rate and time period of reactions. Differential and integral forms can be derived for any order of the reactions. Zero order reactions Zero order

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Average Velocities

Introduction Depending on the sign of the displacement, the average velocity can be either positive or negative in nature.  The metric unit for average velocity is metres per second (m/s or ms-1) in the International System of Units. Identifying the Average Velocity When calculating the average velocity, we must divide the total displacement by the

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