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Kinetics of a reaction
Kinetics of a reaction

Measuring the speed of a chemical reaction

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Written by OpenHealth - Customer Success Center
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Definition

The kinetics of a reaction is the rate of transformation of a chemical (or biological) element into (a) product(s).

Its unit is expressed in mol.s-1.

Interpretation

The kinetics of a reaction is often estimated using Arrhenius' Empirical Law.

The kinetics of a reaction takes place until chemical equilibrium is reached.

Example

If 10 moles of A is reacted with 100 moles of B to produce C. If the reaction kinetics of A is 0.5 mol.s-1. Then the chemical reaction will have a duration of 20s.

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