Chemistry › Section L · Kinetics › Topic L.1
Reaction rates
Some reactions are over in a fraction of a second, while others take centuries. Chemical kinetics is the study of how fast reactions go, and it starts with a precise way to measure speed: the change in concentration per unit of time.
In this topic
- How fast, not just how far
- Defining a reaction rate
- Linking rates through the coefficients
- Average rates
- Worked example: average rates from data
- Instantaneous and initial rates
- Worked example: a rate from a tangent
- How rates are measured
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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