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What is chemical kinetics?
What is chemical kinetics?
Chemical kinetics is the branch of chemistry that deals with the rate of chemical reactions, the factors affecting the rate of reactions, and the mechanism of the reaction.
What are fast/instantaneous reactions?
What are fast/instantaneous reactions?
Fast/instantaneous reactions are chemical reactions that complete in less than 10^12 seconds (1 picosecond). They are practically impossible to measure the speed of.
Give an example of a fast reaction.
Give an example of a fast reaction.
Ionic reactions and organic substitution reactions are examples of fast reactions.
What are slow reactions?
What are slow reactions?
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What are moderately slow reactions?
What are moderately slow reactions?
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