Chapter 5 Theory of chemical kinetics in bulk and on the surface
Chapter objectives
After successful completion of this chapter, the students are expected to
• Differentiate the collision theory and the transition state theory in terms of their postulates, assumptions, and limitations.
• Determine the kinetic parameters of elementary reactions from collision theory.
• Evaluate vibrational, rotational, and translational partition functions from the physical data and relate the numerical results to the kinetic parameters.
• Interpret the meanings of the order and the activation energy of a reaction.
• Propose and justify a mechanism for a given reaction with experimentally determined orders and activation energies.
• Apply ...
