Evaluate proposed reaction mechanisms and recognize reaction intermediates. Distinguish between intermediates and transition states, and recognize both in energy profiles of reactions.
Construct and interpret energy profiles from kinetic data.
Define the molecularity of an elementary step as the number of reacting particles taking part in that step. Interpret the terms unimolecular, bimolecular, and termolecular.
Deduce the rate equation for a reaction from experimental data.
Recall that the order of a reaction with respect to a reactant is the exponent to which the concentration of the reactant is raised in the rate equation. Understand that the overall reaction order is the sum of the orders with respect to each reactant.
Sketch, identify, and analyze graphical representations of zero, first, and second order reactions.
Recall that the rate constant,k, is temperature dependent and its units are determined from the overall order of the reaction. Solve problems involving the rate equation.
Understand and use the Arrhenius equation. Describe the qualitative relationship between temperature and the rate constant. Analyze graphical representations of the Arrhenius equation, including its linear form.
Determine the activation energy and the Arrhenius factor from experimental data.