Chemical Kinetics

The Optimum Temperature And PH For The Action Of An Enzyme It is important to know the pH range of each enzyme. It is usually close to neutral or neutral for most enzymes to work at their best. In a pH range of 5-7, the enzyme activity is said to be maximum. Alternatively, some enzymes […]

Chemical reactions, in general, show an increase in the rate of reaction for an increase in temperature. For example, it takes about 6-12 minutes to boil 1 liter of water at 100°. However, when left in the open at room temperature, the same amount of water may take hours to evaporate. This is because water

Reaction rate: Chemical reaction at a pace is referred to as the reaction rate. It’s most commonly represented as the concentration (amount per unit volume) of a product formed in a unit of time or the concentration (amount per unit volume) of a reactant consumed in a unit of time. It is also measured as

The quantitative approach of the reactants or products involved in a reaction is referred to as chemical stoichiometry. The term “stoichiometry” comes from the Greek words “stoikhein” – which means element, and “metron”, which means measure. Jeremias Richter, a German chemist, discovered the term “stoichiometry.” Stoichiometry is defined as determining the reactants and the products

Second-order reactions are chemical reactions that are dependent on the concentrations of either two first-order reactants or one second-order reactant. Because second-order reactions can be any of the two types outlined above, their rates can be generalized as follows r=k[A]x[B]y Rate of Reaction : Let a reaction be – aA + bB cC + dD 

Enzyme inhibitors are chemicals that interfere with an enzyme’s catalytic function, slowing or stopping catalysis in some situations. Competitive, non-competitive, and substrate inhibition are the three most common kinds of enzyme inhibition. The existence of the enzyme-substrate complex ES is at the heart of most inhibition theories. The existence of transient ES structures has been

The formation and disappearance of chemical compounds are common phenomena. This happens when two or more substances react, and a new compound is formed. Sometimes the reaction is fast, and the compound is formed immediately; sometimes, it takes time, and sometimes, the compound is not formed at all.  The rates of formation and disappearance of

An increase in product concentration per unit time is proportional to a decrease in reactant concentration per unit time in a chemical reaction. The rate of a chemical reaction is also referred to as the rate of reaction. The rate at which the reaction takes place varies greatly from one person to another. As an

Basic introduction The rate of reaction may be defined as the speed at which the reaction proceeds. It is the rate at which products are formed or reactants are consumed during a reaction. The rate of reaction for products generally increases as the reaction proceeds. The amount of products increases and the amount of reactants

Putrefaction refers to a process of breaking down the body of an animal just like a human post-mortem (that means after death). In other words, it can be regarded as the decomposition of proteins, and the gradual breakdown of the cohesiveness between tissues, and the liquefaction of major organs. This is led by the decomposition