Kinetics Definition and 234 Threads

Homework Statement A helicopter is flying in a straight line over a level field at a constant speed of 6.8 m/s and at a constant altitude of 9.9 m. A package is ejected horizontally from the helicopter with an initial velocity of 11.0 m/s relative to the helicopter, and in a direction...

An object of mass m1 moving with velocity v1 in three dimensions collides with a second object of mass m2 moving with velocity v2. We are interested in solving for the velocities of the objects after the collision. There are six unknown values f (v1x)f ; (v1y)f ; (v1z)f ; (v2z)f ; (v2y)f ...

Homework Statement I understand how to determine the order of a rxn based on a series of experiments one divides one into another to obtain a ratio and then determines the power to which one is raised to determine the order. Typical data collected would be: Ex1 [A] .2 mol = Initial rate...

Homework Statement The two blocks are connected by a light inextensible cord, which passes around small massless pulleys as shown below. If block B is pulled down 500 mm from the equilibrium position and released from rest, determine its speed when it returns to the equilibrium...

Suicide substrate. An Enzyme, E reacts with a substrate S to form an enzyme substrate-complex, ES is usual for Michaelis-Menten kinetics. However, the substrate in the enzyme-substrate complex chemically reacts with the enzyme to form a permanent covalent complex at the enzyme active site. The...

Homework Statement A 4-kg projectile travels with a horizontal velocity of 600 m/s before it explodes and breaks into two fragments A and B of mass 1.5 kg and 2.5 kg, respectively. If the fragments travel along the parabolic trajectories shown, determine the magnitude of velocity of each...

Homework Statement Find the time required for a train to reach 100m if V0=20m/s and acceleration is 0.5m/s2 Homework Equations s=v0t+(1/2)at2 The Attempt at a Solution i am not sure of how to go about getting s=(20)t+(1/2)0.5t2 into quadratic form for use in the quadratic formula...

I am having a problem with my kinetics lab. There are just three questions I can not understand. 1. Determine the order with respect to HCl. Explain. 2. Determine the order with respect to Sodium Thiosulfate. Explain. 3. Why rate values for this experiment not adequate to achieve an accurate...

I'm nearing the end of AP Chemistry, and in review for the big test I came across my old friend, Chemical Kinetics. Also being near the end of Precalculus, the "differential" and "integral" laws piqued my interest. Remembering that I have not taken any Calculus lessons, can someone help...

Homework Statement The 2-lb collar C fits loosely on the smooth shaft. If the spring is unstretched when s = 0 and the collar is given a velocity of 15 ft/s, determine the velocity of the collar when s = 1 ft. Homework Equations F = kx The Attempt at a Solution x = l-l0 = (√[1 + s2] - 1)...

Homework Statement The crate has a mass of 80 kg and is being towed by a chain which is always directed at 20º from the horizontal has shown. Determine the crate's acceleration in t = 2 s if the coefficient of static friction is μs = 0.4, the coefficient of kinetic friction is μk = 0.3, and...

Can anyone please explain to me what is reaction mechanisms and intermediate? I have read my book many times, but I don't get it. Also, it would be great if you can me some examples about them. Thank you for your help!

Some imagination is required, so let me dress up the question a bit. Imagine Spider-Man is on a rooftop, and he shoots a web to the top edge of a nearby building that's taller than the one he's on, in an attempt to swing toward it. Assume that the web is non-elastic and is completely adhered...

Can a catalyzer in a reaction be an intermediary as well? Im not sure, i don't think because it would have to consume it self...

Homework Statement 1. According to the mechanism below, what is the correct expression for the rate of consumption of A? In the mechanism, M is a molecule that collides with A and A* is a highly-energized form of A. Step 1 (reversible): A + M <---> A* + M rate constants k1 and k-1 Step...

Homework Statement Refer to the diagram. can someone explain why is the 300lb block moves only one-half the distance of the 200lb then the acceleration and velocity also to one half. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution

Homework Statement http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7379/87835960.png r_{i}=.3 m \text{ and } r_{o}=.9 m The spool has a weight of 300N and a radius of gyration k_{O} = .45 m. A cord is wrapped around its inner hub and the end subjected to a horizontal force P = 50N. Determine the spool's...

I've been independantly studying chemical kinetics from a standard freshman year chemistry textbook, and I enjoy the subject, could anyone suggest any further reading or sources? Specifically I'd like to try and find a calculus based text, as the one I have specifically avoids using any...

Well, I had a couple problems on my final I was hoping to go over- hope nobody minds. Here's the first. Homework Statement A uniform cylinder of radius r and mass m, wrapped around by an unstretchable and massless string, is suspended from a point. The cylinder comes down unwrapping the...

I'd just like to say thank-you in advance for any and all answers. It is greatly appreciated. :smile: Homework Statement The 2kg ball is thrown at the suspened 20kg block with a velocity of 4m/s. If the time of impact between the ball and the block is 0.005s, determine the average...

Homework Statement 1 Kg block slides on a circular rod (no friction) from rest in A position by a force of 40N. What is the speed when it reached point B. (see attached pic) Homework Equations W(f)=E(B)-E(A) The Attempt at a Solution The energy in A is 0, the energy in B is...

Homework Statement The small end rollers of the 3.6 kg uniform slender bar are constrained to move in the slow, which lies in a vertical plane. A the instant theta=30 the angular velocity of the bar is 2 d/sunter-clockwise. Determne the angular acceleration of the bar,k the reaction at A and...

Homework Statement Homework Equations \SigmaM = I\alpha \SigmaF = ma The Attempt at a Solution I have made an attempt at this problem, it can be seen in the image below. I think I have done everything correctly, but my answer is incorrect. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Homework Statement A rho meson of rest mass 768 MeV/c^2 and total energy of 960 MeV decays into 2 pions, neutral and positive with rest masses 135 and 139.6 MeV/c^2 respectively. Show that the neutral pion has a speed of 0.93588c with respect to the centre of mass frame and that it's momentum...

I'm working on a problem that analyzes vertical jump kinetics. I have a data file that has force plate data and corresponding time steps when a person jumped straight up and then landed on a force plate. I also have the vertical distance that the person jumped. I want to calculate: 1. The...

Homework Statement A car of mass m = 1515 kg is pushed off a cliff of height h = 26 m. If the car lands a distance of 14 m from the base of the cliff, what was the kinetic energy of the car the instant after it left the cliff? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Don't...

Homework Statement A ball is hit by a golfer. The angle is 28 degrees, the velocity of the projectile is 16.0, the distance is 16.8m on horizontal. What is the velocity before impact on the ground of the ball? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution

Homework Statement What is the largest force F that can be applied to the large block such that the small block doesn't slide off. There are two blocks of M1=10kg, M2=20kg. M1 is on top of M2, M2 is on top of the table. the coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the two...

Homework Statement Penicilline is hydrolyzed and thereby rendered inactive by penicillinase , an enzyme present in some resistant bacteria. The mass of this enzyme in staphylococcus aureus is 29.6kd. The amount of penicilline hydrolysed in 1 minute in a 10ml solution containing 10^-9g of...

why smaller the packing fraction higher the stability of nucleus ?

We examine the reaction A B which displays first-order kinetics. We know that k = 0.30 / min. If we begin with [A] = 0.54 M what will [B] be after exactly 7.00 minutes? hey i used the formula In[A]/[Ao]=-kt then rearranged to In[A]=-kt+[InAo] when i sub it in i get...

Homework Statement As shown in the attachment. At the instant shown the block is moving down the slope. What is the acceleration of the block up the slope if the kinetic coefficient of friction is 0.4? The Attempt at a Solution I'm having problems with two things here, the calculation...

Homework Statement A laboratory rat is exposed to an alpha-radiation source whose activity is 11.3 mCi. What is the activity of the radiation in disintegrations per second? in becquerels? The rat has a mass of 315 grams and is exposed to the radiation for 12.3 seconds, absorbing 39% of...

Homework Statement A 0.2 kg particle moves in the x-y plane under the action of its weight and a force F that varies with time. The velocity of the particle is given by the expression \hat{v} = 7.5(t2 + 3)\hat{i} - (10/3)(t3 - 4)\hat{j} Homework Equations mv1 + \sum\intFdt = mv2...

Homework Statement The following reaction was monitored as a function of time: AB---> A + B A plot of 1/[AB] versus time yields a straight line with slope 5.2×10−2 M \s. If the initial concentration of AB} is 0.210 M, and the reaction mixture initially contains no products, what are the...

Homework Statement The aim of my exercise is to explore the kinetics of the reaction between bromide and bromate (V) ions in acid solution as shown below: 5Br– + BrO3– + 6 H+ → 3 Br2 + 3 H2O (Reaction 1) To do this,To do this, a fixed amount of phenol (C6H5OH) and the...

Need Help!-Chemistry kinetics [b]1. Consider the following initial rate data for the decomposition of compound AB to give A and B: [AB]o(mol/L) Initial Rate(mol/L*s) .200 3.20*10^-3 .400 1.28*10^-2 .600...

Homework Statement Two cars travel in the same direction along a straight highway, one at a constant speed of 55 mi/h and the other at 65 mi/h. (a) Assuming that they start at the same point, how much sooner does the faster car arrive at a destination 10 mi away? ______ min (b)...

Homework Statement A carbonic anhydrase can generate H+ at a rate constant (Kcat) of 106 s-1. 1) What will be the pH in the solution after 0.1 nM of this carbonic anhydrase was incubated with unlimited substrate (CO2) for 1 min (assume the initial pH = 7.0)? 2) What will be the pH in...

Homework Statement mass of can .298 kg length of table 1.257 m height of elev .05m time trial 1 3.50 sec 2 4.22 sec 3 4.23 sec length of table determine the force required to accelerate the can along the table. avg speed is .36 m/s final speed is .72 m/s...

I am in second year engineering and am trying very hard in this course. I just started doing problems regarding simple kinetics this morning and I am getting a lot of wrong answers. Originally I just claimed to myself that I had made simple math errors but understood the concepts. The math in...

is it possible to make something 0 kelvin? and if you did this would it make that particle or group of particles have no motion or kinetic energy? do particles naturally want to move or is that influenced by thermodynamics (heat)? if photons cause light and they are described as an elementary...

The problem asks to consider the following reaction: S + E =ES1=ES2---> P + E where = between S + E and ES1 has a forward reaction constant of k1 and a reverse constant of K2. The = between ES1 and ES2 has a forward reaction of k3 and a reverse of k4 and ----> has a k5 forward reaction...

Hello everyone, I am having trouble with determining where I erred in the following exercise. If someone could point out my mistake, I would appreciate the help. Thank you! --- 1. The decomposition of N2O5 has an activation energy of 103 kJ/mol and a frequency factor of 4.3E13 s^-1 . What...

1. surface water contains enough tritium to show 5.5 decays events per minute per 100. g of water. Tritium has a half-life of 12.3 years. You are asked to check a vintage wine that is claimed to have been produced in 1946. How many decay events per minute should you expect to observe in 100.g of...

Homework Statement The flywheel of a steam engine runs with a constant angular speed of 176 rev/min. When steam is shut off, the friction of the bearings and the air brings the wheel to rest in 2.8 hours. What is the magnitude of the constant angular acceleration of the wheel? (Use units of...

Homework Statement Why is the acid based catalysed reaction of esters first order while the akaline based catalysed reaction is second order. Homework Equations rate is proportional to [ester]^a [water]^b The Attempt at a Solution i know that a fisrt order is proportional to...

When can you define temperatures for the molecular energy storage modes (i.e. translational, rotational, vibrational)? I have seen the graphs of this where translational modes are at room temperature and then as temperature increases, the rotational and later vibrational modes are "activated."...

Good afternoon everyone. I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. I'm interested in studying the crystallization kinetics of several different calcium phosphate phases nucleating and growing on polymeric scaffold materials. The scaffolds are meant for use in different tissue engineering...

Homework Statement Hi, having not studied biology I'm struggling to get to grasps with what are probably basic concepts. Looking through the notes i have i was just wondering if the equations/derivations i'v attached are relevant, and if so how. A link to the powerpoint file can be found...