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57.1 Introduction
Kinetic methods involve the measurement of chemical reactions or processes in a time-dependent man-
ner. Rates of dynamic processes are measured rather than the properties of a system at equilibrium.
Of course, this approach is a central one for the study of chemical reactions and reaction mechanisms;
ho
wever,
it ha
s
mu
ch
va
lue
in an
alytic
ch
emistry;
th
at
is
,
in th
e
de
termination
of th
e
co
mposition
of
ma
terials
. i
s
fa
ct
ha
s
be
en
re
cognized
fo
r
so
me
ti
me,
bu
t
in re
cent
ye
ars,
th
ere
ha
s
be
en
re
surgence
in
in
terest
in th
e
us
e
of ki
netic
me
thods
in an
alytic
ch
emistry
. e
re
ha
ve
be
en
se
veral
wo
rld
co
ngresses
on th
is
su
bject ...