The analysis base on the chemical kinetics is essential in order to deal with the progress of chemical reaction quantitatively. The time dependence of concentrations of reactants and products during a chemical reaction is expressed as differential equations. In case of the chemical reaction having multiple reaction steps, they are expressed as simultaneous differential equations. This course introduces the methods how to set up the differential equations for the given reaction mechanism and derive the rate equation by solving them. This course focuses on the first-order and second-order reactions, half-life, relaxation time, equilibrium reaction, temperature dependence, chain reaction, kinetics of polymerization, and catalyst, and covers the fundamentals of chemical kinetics.
At the end of this course, student will be able to:
1) Have an understanding of basic concepts for quantitative analysis of the progress of chemical reactions of various types base on the chemical kinetics.
2) Set up the differential equation for reaction rate from the given reaction mechanism, and derive the rate equation under the given conditions and appropriate assumptions.
This course covers the fundamentals of experimental methods in chemical kinetics, first-order and second-order reactions, half-life, relaxation time, equilibrium reaction, temperature dependence, chain reaction, kinetics of polymerization, and catalyst.
Chemical kinetics, Rate of reaction, Equilibrium reaction, Elementary reaction, Chain reaction, Catalytic action
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Before coming to class, students should check the course schedule and read the textbook.
Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Experimental Method for Chemical Kinetics, Rate of Reaction | Understand the definition of rate of reaction. |
Class 2 | Integrated Rate Equation, Equilibrium Reaction | Derive the rate equation for the n-th-order reaction. |
Class 3 | Temperature Dependence of Chemical Reaction, Elementary Reaction | |
Class 4 | Successive Elementary Reaction, Unimolecular Reaction | Do exercise problems in chapter 22 of the textbook. |
Class 5 | Chain Reaction, Explosion | |
Class 6 | Stepwise Polymerization, Chain Polymerization | |
Class 7 | Catalytic Action of Homogeneous Catalyst, Enzyme | |
Class 8 | Rates of Photophysical and Photochemical Processes | Do exercise problems in chapter 23 of the textbook. |
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Eighth Edition, Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula
None required.
Students' course scores are based on final exam (80%) and exercise problems (20%).
Prohibit the overlap registration with "MAT.M203 : Chemical Reaction Dynamics(M)" and "MAT.C204 : Kinetics of Chemical Reaction (Ceramics course)".