Kinetics Definition and 234 Threads

Consider the image below Does it emit all 3 types of heat in the form of UV, IR and light? At what threshold does light start to appear and what colors should it illuminate? Hypothetically, say I have an induction furnace and is capable of setting frequencies to about 700THz, will it be able to...

Homework Statement The task is the following: If the concentration of A decreases 0.03 M in one hour, then the concentration of B should to, which means, [ B] should be 0.05 M? And if I try to calculate k, i get 14.87 l/(mol*h) For second order reactions, t1/2 sould be 1/(k*[A]0) So I get...

Hi everyone. So I have been learning about equilibrium recently in class... and suppose I have the following reaction: A(s) + B(aq) <-----> C(aq) + D(g) [Note: in parentheses, I indicate the state of my substances] So I was told recently that pulverizing my solid "A" would not change the...

Good evening, people of PF. Recently, while studying chemical kinetics, I have come across some questions about reaction rates and rate equations. I've noticed some inconsistencies between the chemical kinetics point of view, and the approach taken by chemical reaction engineering and reactor...

Well,I know that the activation energy of a parallel reaction can be determined by the arrhenius equation as (e1k1+e2k2)/(k1+k2) where e1,k1 and e2,k2 are the activation energies and rate constants for the two reacations.now consider the reaction A》B,and A》C since at every instant the reacted...

Homework Statement A car traveling 10 m/s is moving along a track banked at 5 degrees. The tire-road friction coefficient is .3 What is the minimum radius it can travel without slipping? v0= 10 m/s Bank Angle Θ = 5° μ=0.3 Note I am working through prep material for the exam. The solution...

Homework Statement : The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is y = √3 x - (1/5)x2, where x and y are respectively horizontal and vertical distances of the projectile from the point of projection. Find the angle of projection and speed of projection.[/B]Homework Equations ...

Homework Statement [/B]Homework Equations [/B] (1) (pink) Is it vertical displacement ? * 4 - 2 (unstretched length of the spring) ? (2) (blue) What does it mean ? * I was thinking that maybe they used The Pythagorean theorem (62+42)=7,2 ≅ 7) but I'm not sure. Besides I don't understand...

So in the lab I have measured my first enzyme reaction rates to determine the Km and Vmax of ADH. We are using yeast ADH. We are measuring it using DCIP coupled to NADH production using PMS. So NADH does not accumulate and we measure tha lowering in DCIP concentration using spectroscopy...

Homework Statement There was a statement in a question which said: "The order of an elementary chemical reaction step can be determined by examining its stoichiometry. " And it was given correct. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution But shouldn't it be wrong? Order of a reaction is...

Homework Statement The question says: The decomposition of a gas on a surface follows the rate law : Rate is proportional to ##\frac {kP}{1+kP}##, where ##P## is the pressure and ##k## is a constant. Find the order of the reaction at high pressure. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution...

Homework Statement Overall reaction: A + F = I + J (just take = as the equilibrium sign) It is first order in both A and B. The following mechanism has been proposed: 1. A + B = C + D 2. C + D = E + B (B is the catalyst) 3. E + F = G + H 4. G + H = I + J These are all...

Homework Statement Problem 1: A block of mass m = 15 kg from rest on an incline of 20 °. It is assumed that static and dynamic friction coefficients are respectively μs =0.4 and μk = 0.2. a force P is then applied (P = 30 N) on the block as shown in Figure 1 . a) Will the block slide? (...

Homework Statement I need help for this kinetics question: Chlorination of butene at 0 degrees c, liquid phase, dichloromethane as solvent. initial concentration of butene is 0.1M conversion of 47.71% achieved after 3.1 hours. an additional 0.5M of hot butene was added at this point, which...

Dear All, I am often get confused when four terms STATICS,DYNAMICS,KINEMATICS and KINETICS are used in physics Mechanics.can someone please differentiate between these four terms.i will be thankful.

Homework Statement Suppose a block of Uranium and a block of Radium, both with edge length \lambda , are pushed to the head of an un-stretched spring (spring constant k , un-stretched length \delta _0 ). The combination, pushed \delta farther, compresses the spring. Upon release, the...

I have been looking at this enzyme kinetics stuff forever and was trying to come up with a summary for things... #=_= Is this even right...? :/ |---------------|This segment I'm calling "Part 2" k1 k2 E + S ES E + P k-1 |---------------|This...

Homework Statement A rock with mass m slides with initial velocity v0 on a horizontal surface. A retarding force F that the surface exerts on the rock is proportional to the square root of the instantaneous velocity of the rock (F = -kv1/2) . a) Find expression for the velocity of the rock as a...

Homework Statement The rate of the reaction was studied at a certain temperature. O(g) + NO2(g) --> NO(g) + O2(g) In the first set of experiments, NO2 was in large excess, at a concentration of 1.0 * 10^ 13 molecules/cm3 with the following data collected. time (s) [O] (atoms/cm3) 0...

Homework Statement The following kinetic data were obtained for an enzyme in the absence of any inhibitor (1), and in the presence of two different inhibitors (2) and (3) at 5mM concentration. Assume [ET] is the same in each experiment[/B] (1)...

Consider the following generic equilibrium: aM + bN ⇌ cO + dP An equilibrium constant, K, can be defined as: $$K = \frac{[O]^c [P]^d}{[M]^a [N]^b}$$ But couldn't we also define another equilibrium constant similarly with coefficients that are in the same ratio as our original equation? For...

Homework Statement You are riding in a hot air balloon at an altitude of 167 meters traveling at a horizontal speed of 24 m/s. If you fall out of the basket, how long will it take you to hit the ground? How far will you travel horizontally in this time. What is your total speed when you hit the...

Homework Statement Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution v = ds/dt ∫v dt = ∫ds (put all inital values for V) ∫70-70e^t dt = ds 70t - 70t*e^t = s There is something wrong with my methodology. can you guide me here?

Homework Statement I'm just rewording the question, because there is one thing in particular I'm after. Given a graph of A, B, & C in Concentration(y) versus time(x), can you determine the balanced chemical equation? Is that possible? I guess if you found the rates and then checked to see...

Homework Statement The second order reaction 2Mn(CO)sub5 → Mnsub2 (CO)sub10 has a rate constant equal to 3.0 *10^9 M^-1s^-1 at 25oC. If the initial concentration for Mn(CO)sub5 is 1.0 * 10^-5 M, how long will it take for 90% of the reactant to disappear? Homework Equations Rate Law =...

Hi, I red in reaction kinetics that if you plot the concentration of A againts "some constant times the concentration of A", the constant will be the slope of a straight line (check out the photo i attached). This threw me a bit off, so let me just make sure i understand this: So i assume...

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Hi I need some help understanding reaction kinetics, and I’m trying to get an overview, so I’d really appreciate some help. I have 3 individual/quite unrelated questions, if you have time to answer one that would be very much appreciated. 1. In what situations dos the Definition of the...

Calling kinetics experts: rate law from conductivity isn't possible!? Consider the usual primary halogenoalkane aqueous alkaline hydrolysis reaction RX + OH- --> ROH + X- We know the rate law is first order in RX and OH-. We could separately represent the drop in OH- conductivity as an...

Homework Statement The activation energy and Arrhenius paramter can be found from its temperature dependence the Arrhenius equation k=Aexp(-Ea/RT) --> lnk=lnA - Ea/RT Given data is 5 temperatures with their corresponding k values Q1) From this data calculate A and Ea q2) Here A has...

Please see the attached problem. Rate is being defined as d[P]/dt, and d[P]/dt = k3[ES]. So the main challenge is expressing [ES]. I applied the steady-state approximation to find [ES] = [E][S]k1+k-2[ES2] / (k3+k-1+k2[S]). The other equation I've used is [E]0=[E]+[ES]+[ES2], the E mass...

X + Y + Z -> A + C+ + B- Initial Concentrations Z= 4.1 X 10^-3M, X=2.3 X 10^-1M, Y= 1.2 X 10^-1 M. http://s121.photobucket.com/user/marykaywest420/media/81386cf6-e132-4578-8fb5-1024a2a3f3d5_zpscc804723.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 3. So my attempt included graphing -R/(R∞-R) vs. time. which produced...

Homework Statement Consider the following reaction at 282 K. 2 A + 2 B → C + D where rate = rate=k[A][B]2. An experiment was performed for a certain number of seconds where [A]0 = 0.000303 M and [B]0 = 1.63 M. A plot of ln[A] vs time had a slope of -7.27. What will the rate of this...

Homework Statement Adsorption of many solutes is governed by Langmuir kinetics given below. Equation 1 dq/dt=ka (qm−q )c−kdq If a batch of adsorbent pellets of mass M is added to a solution of adsorbate, at an initial concentration ofc0 and volume V, the mass balance yields: Equation...

Homework Statement Good day! I have a question from my chem HW that is stumping me. Although the answer may be simple, it has eluded me for quite a bit. It regards rate laws and constants of reactions. Question is as stated: This reaction was monitored as a function of time: AB --> A + B A...

I would like to understand under what circumstances rate laws can leave out rate terms from certain reactions, in general, as a process of approximation. I am familiar with the basic method regarding the steady-state approximation already. Any books, websites or articles which are good or...

Hi, I was working on a problem and I am having trouble in being able to solve this problem. The difficulty is that the question only presents not enough data to find the answers that it asks for. Homework Statement Here is the problem in it's entirety: A wheel whose moment of inertia is...

Homework Statement Homework Equationsln[A]=-kt+ln[A]0 The Attempt at a Solution In this equation,is it necessary to have [A] to be the concentration? If there is the mass provided only,can I just subsitute [A]=mass? Sorry for my poor english

Homework Statement The Reaction; 2NO(g) + Cl2 (g) → 2NOCl (g) Is second order in NO and first order in Cl2. Five moles of nitric oxide and two moles of Cl2 were brought together in a volume of 2dm3 and initial rate was 2.4x10-3 moldm-3sec-1. What will be the rate when one half of the...

Homework Statement The operation of this garage door is assisted using two springs AB and side members BCD, which are pinned at C. Assuming the springs are unstretched when the door is in the horizontal (open) position and ABCD is vertical, determine each spring stiffness k so that when the...

Homework Statement As the picture says, we are trying to find the reaction force on the bearing at A: We are given: M(block) = 26.1kg M(bar) = 8.7kg L(bar) = 1.8m V(block) = 6.2m/s Homework Equations What I have attempted the solution with are: ƩF = ma ƩM = Iα I0 = (m*L^2)/12...

Homework Statement A long slender rod has a mass of 0.66 kg and a length of 648.0 mm. The friction torque at the hinge is 0.41 Nm. What is the angular acceleration of the rod when it is 38 degrees below the horizontal? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Torque =...

If equimolar amounts of iodine and propanone are reacted in acidic conditions, the [propanone] vs time graph would be expected to show an exponential decay as expected from first order kinetics. The [iodine] vs time graph vs time must therefore also be an exponential decay in order to obey the...

Dear All, Recently, I have measured a series of nonlinear vibrational spectra from which I would like to extract some useful information about kinetics of the exchange process occurring in the studied system. I need to fit my experimental data to kinetic model that is a solution of coupled...

This might be a stupid question, but I am confused about the ideal gas theory. I know that we assume high temperatures and low pressures, and that the volume is negligible when we compare it to a container, but my textbook is very confusing about this point. It says assume zero/negligible...

Molecular flux--thermodynamic kinetics Homework Statement A volume is divided into two equal parts by a partition. The left volume has N atoms. The atoms have a mass m. A hole of area A is made in the partition at time t=0 A)Develop an expression for the number of white atoms on each...

I wasn't sure where to ask this question as I don't know where else to make requests like this, so I thought I would go here. Please feel free to move it to a more appropriate forum if there is one. My syllabus states the following point: ------ Analysis of complex reactions using...

If I have a reaction where R(Gain of C)=k(Gain of C)*A2*B, where k is the rate constant and the reaction is 2A + B → C + D, how can I get two exact expressions, for the concentrations of A and B respectively, in terms of time, the initial values of A and B, and k? This will be an ODE I imagine...

I've got this problem, with relation to rates. [A] is the concentration of one substance, is the concentration of another, etc. [R] is a general reactant, [P] is a general product, [S] is a general substance (which thus relates to both reactants and products). But you won't actually need...

Hello Everyone, I am having a heck of a time with collisions in 2D and with rotational kinetics and rotational dynamics. I have posted 5 questions below that I seem to be having the most troubles with. I know it my be a lot to ask but if anyone here can help me to understand how they got to...