Describe how the rate of a reaction is related to the rate of disappearance
of a reactant or formation of a product.
Explain how to obtain the data needed for a kinetic study from the results
of a simple chemical analysis.
Establish the rate of a chemical reaction from the slope of a tangent line
to the concentration vs. time graph. Also explain how to determine the initial
rate.
State the meaning of reaction order and determine the order of a reaction
from a rate law.
Apply the method of initial rates to determine the rate law for a
reaction.
Use the rate law and rate data to calculate a rate constant, k, or
use the rate law and rate constant to calculate rate data.
Apply the integrated rate law. Establish, through rate data, equations, and
graphs, whether a reaction is zero order, first order, or second order.
Determine the half-life of a reaction that is first-order, or
second-order.
Describe the collision theory of reactions, stating the factors that affect
collision frequency and those that lead to favorable collisions.
Explain the concept of activation energy.
Show how transition-state theory extends the theoretical explanation of
chemical kinetics.
Use the Arrhenius equation in calculations involving rate constants,
temperatures, and activation energies.
Describe the role of a catalyst and explain the difference between
homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.
Describe a reaction mechanism, and distinguish between elementary processes
and a new chemical reaction.
Describe the concepts of a steady-state condition and the rate-determining
step for a reaction mechanism.