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Reaction Kinetics Part 5: Half Life – The Application

Reaction Kinetics Part 5: Half Life – The Application

Most A Level H2 Chemistry students have no problem determining the half life of reactants in a reaction. A good proportion, however, might have issues with half lives of products.  Let’s... Read More
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Reaction Kinetics Part 4: Half Life – The Theory

Reaction Kinetics Part 4: Half Life – The Theory

The concept of half life is commonly used in A Levels H2 Chemistry syllabus.Many of us know that the half life of 1st order reaction is constant, but why is it constant?... Read More
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Reaction Kinetics Part 3: Pseudo Order Reactions

Reaction Kinetics Part 3: Pseudo Order Reactions

Click here to view Reaction Kinetics Part I: The Truth behind Rate Equations II In the determination of reaction orders and rate constant, one of the common used technique is... Read More
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Reaction Kinetics Part 2: The Truth behind Rate Equations II

Reaction Kinetics Part 2: The Truth behind Rate Equations II

During the previous discussion on rate equations, one of the key points covered was the definition of rate in the rate equation.The term “rate” refers to instantaneous rate, rather than... Read More
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Reaction Kinetics Part I: The Truth behind Rate Equations

Reaction Kinetics Part I: The Truth behind Rate Equations

Many A Level students profess that they have not much problems with this chapter, as they can handle standard questions reasonably well. However, when one probes deeper into details, gaps... Read More
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