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What is the main focus of chemical kinetics?
What is the main focus of chemical kinetics?
- Determining the direction in which a reaction occurs
- Constructing mathematical models for reactions
- Studying the mechanism and transition states of reactions
- Understanding the rates of chemical reactions (correct)
Who was the German chemist known for pioneering work in chemical kinetics in 1850?
Who was the German chemist known for pioneering work in chemical kinetics in 1850?
- Ludwig Wilhelmy (correct)
- Peter Waage
- Wilhelm Ostwald
- Cato Guldberg
What did Peter Waage and Cato Guldberg publish in 1864 related to chemical kinetics?
What did Peter Waage and Cato Guldberg publish in 1864 related to chemical kinetics?
- The discovery of osmotic pressure in solutions
- The laws of chemical dynamics
- The law of mass action (correct)
- The determination of reaction kinetics using integrated rate law
For what did Van 't Hoff receive the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901?
For what did Van 't Hoff receive the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901?
What did Wilhelm Ostwald notice 34 years after Ludwig Wilhelmy's work?
What did Wilhelm Ostwald notice 34 years after Ludwig Wilhelmy's work?
Which branch of physical chemistry is concerned with understanding the rates of chemical reactions?
Which branch of physical chemistry is concerned with understanding the rates of chemical reactions?
Who experimentally studied the rate of inversion of sucrose and used integrated rate law for the determination of the reaction kinetics of this reaction?
Who experimentally studied the rate of inversion of sucrose and used integrated rate law for the determination of the reaction kinetics of this reaction?
Which law states that the speed of a chemical reaction is proportional to the quantity of the reacting substances?
Which law states that the speed of a chemical reaction is proportional to the quantity of the reacting substances?
Who published the famous "Études de dynamique chimique" in 1884 and studied chemical dynamics?
Who published the famous "Études de dynamique chimique" in 1884 and studied chemical dynamics?
For what discovery was Van 't Hoff awarded the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901?
For what discovery was Van 't Hoff awarded the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901?
What does the Nernst equation allow the calculation of?
What does the Nernst equation allow the calculation of?
Which chemical form does the reaction quotient (Qr) compare in the Nernst equation?
Which chemical form does the reaction quotient (Qr) compare in the Nernst equation?
What is the chemical activity of a dissolved species in the Nernst equation determined by?
What is the chemical activity of a dissolved species in the Nernst equation determined by?
What does the Nernst equation take into account when calculating the reduction potential?
What does the Nernst equation take into account when calculating the reduction potential?
Who is the Nernst equation named after?
Who is the Nernst equation named after?
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