Activation Energy, Collision Theory and Arrhenius Equation

Chemistry · Chapter 6 · Physical Chemistry (Units 1-3: Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics)

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1. Part 1: Energy barriers and collisions15 slides
2. Part 2: The Arrhenius equation14 slides
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Energy barrier, threshold energy, activation energy and activated complex; energy profiles of exothermic and endothermic reactions; effect of a catalyst
Collision theory: effective collisions, energy and orientation (elementary idea)
Arrhenius equation k = A e^(-Ea/RT): log form, graph of log k against 1/T, evaluation of Ea and A; numericals