Chemistry 1302A/B Lecture 16: Lecture Notes 5.2

• School: Western University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: Chemistry 1302A/B
• Professor: Felix Lee

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5. 2 arrhenius equation and mechanisms thermodynamics and kinetics are two distinct properties delta g and delta h is thermodynamics and how we get there kinetics is the property of how fast we get there. The reaction progression chart (like we saw in grade 12) "the change in energy that takes place as the reactants go to products" This presents the ideas of activation energy and activation barrier. These are the energy that a reactant must have to complete the reaction. To pass over the large hill in the graph. The branches must allign well like in materials and early grade 12 chem when we looked at how l shapes must react with other l shapes in order to create a full square. "if you attack in the correct orientation, you have the opportunity to break bonds and create new bonds" But even then, if the reaction is the right orientation and right temperature, the reaction still might not go.