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Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics

Reaction Mechanisms and Rate-Determining Steps

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Chemical reactions can happen in a sequence of steps. A balanced chemical equation shows the reactants and products, but it does not show how the reaction occurs at the molecular level. The reaction mechanism, or reaction path, gives that step-by-step detail.

Each step in a mechanism is an elemen...

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A chemical reaction is often represented by an overall balanced chemical equation indicating the reactants and products.

However, the actual reaction is often more complex and transpires in multiple steps. For instance, this reaction of nitric oxide with hydrogen forming nitrogen gas and water takes place in three distinct, successive ste...

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