CHEM 112 Chapter 14: Chapter 14 Section 6
6 Feb 2019
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Reaction mechanism: detailed description at the molecular level of steps by which reactants are converted to products. Elementary step: reaction mechanism consists of a series of individual steps that happen in sequence. Molecularity: how many species react in the step. Single species breaking apart into two or more species. Signla reactant is converted to two products. Combination of two or more species to form a signle product. Bond is formed when the two reactant form a single product. Concerted process: involves more than one chemical process happening simultaneously. Intermediate: chemical species that is formed in one step in the mechamism and then consumed in a later step. Catalyst: species that speeds up a chemical reaction, is consumed in one step and then produced, in its original form, in a later step in the mechanism. Net reaction is the sum of all the steps in the mechanism.
