CHEM 140A Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Substituent, Alkyl, Organic Compound
19 Mar 2018
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Chapter 2 structure and reactivity acids bases, polar and. 2-1 kinetics and thermodynamics of simple chemical processes. Deals with the changes in energy that take place when chemical reactions occur. Controls the extent to which a reaction goes to completion. Concerns the velocity or rate at which the concentrations of reactants and products change. Describes the speed at which a reaction goes to completion. Reactions that are thermodynamically very favorable often proceed faster than do less favorable ones. A transformation that yields the most stable products is said to be under thermodynamic control. A reaction in which the product obtained i sthe one formed fastest is defined as being under kinetic control. May not be the thermodynamically most stable one. Favorable energy change is one in which the energy content of a system decreases. When the concentrations of reactants and products no longer change, the reaction is in a state of equilibrium.
