CHM 109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chief Operating Officer, Phosphate, Conjugate Acid
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Generic form: a + b c + d. 18 equilibrium we will skip sections 18. 9, 18. 10, 18. 11, 18. 12. When chemical reactions are reversible, they reach a point where the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction. 18. 2 collision theory of chemical reactions: a rx will occur between 2 reactants if they have, enough kinetic energy to break the bonds of the reactants, correct orientation - they must touch. Therefore most rx take place in water where the particles are separate and mobile: the rate of reaction depends on the frequency of collisions. 18. 3 energy in a reversible molecular collision/ chemical rx. Ea is the activation energy for the reactions. Catalytic converters on cars for co co2, use pt and high heat: biological catalysts are called enzymes ex. Most body reactions would not happen without them. They increase rx times by 103 to 1017: inhibitors are negative catalysts they slow reactions or even stop them.
