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5.60 Thermodynamics & Kinetics: Mit Opencourseware

This document discusses reaction kinetics and methods for determining the order of chemical reactions. It covers zero-order, first-order, and second-order reactions. For reactions with multiple reactants, the initial rate method and flooding/isolation techniques are described to help determine the order with respect to each reactant by analyzing how reaction rates change with concentration. Half-lives, reaction rates, integrated rate laws, and linear plots of concentration data over time are also examined for analyzing reaction order.

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5.60 Thermodynamics & Kinetics: Mit Opencourseware

This document discusses reaction kinetics and methods for determining the order of chemical reactions. It covers zero-order, first-order, and second-order reactions. For reactions with multiple reactants, the initial rate method and flooding/isolation techniques are described to help determine the order with respect to each reactant by analyzing how reaction rates change with concentration. Half-lives, reaction rates, integrated rate laws, and linear plots of concentration data over time are also examined for analyzing reaction order.

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5.60 Thermodynamics & Kinetics


Spring 2008

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5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #30 page 1

Kinetics: Reaction Rates, Orders, Half Lives

aA + bB → cC + dD

Rate of Reaction:

1 d[A] 1 d[B] 1 d[C ] 1 d[D]


Rate = − =− = =
a dt b dt c dt d dt

N
Experimentally ⇒ Rate = k∏ Ciγi
i=1

Where k = rate constant


Ci = Concentration of Reactant “i”
γi = Order of reaction with respect to
reactant “i”

∑ γi = Overall rate of reaction


i
5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #30 page 2

I) Zero Order Reactions (rare)

A → products

d[A]
− =k {k is in [moles/(liter sec)]}
dt

[A] = -kt + [A]o

[A]

t1/2 = [A]o/(2k)

[A]o

[A]o/2

t1/2 t
5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #30 page 3

II) First Order Reactions

A → products

d[A]
− = k[A] {k is in [1/sec]}
dt

[A] = [A]o e-kt ln[A] = -kt + ln[A]o

ln[A]

ln[A]o

Slope = -k

t1/2 = (ln 2) / k = 0.693/k k = (0.693)/(t1/2)


5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #30 page 4

III) Second Order Reactions

a) Second order in one component

A → products

d[A]
− = k[A] 2
dt

1 1
= + kt
[A] [A]o

1/[A]

Slope = k

1/[A]o

t1/2 = 1/(k[A]o)
5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #30 page 5

b) First order in each of two components

A +B → products

d[A]
− = k[A][B]
dt

1 [A][B]o
kt = ln [A]o ≠ [B]o
[A]o − [B]o [A]o [B]

Special cases:

1 1
= + kt
[A] [A]o
i) [A]o = [B]o ⇒
[A] = [B]

This is like 2nd order in one component

ii) [B]o <<[A]o ⇒ [B] = [B]oe-k’t

where k’ = [A]ok

This is pseudo 1st order


5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #30 page 6

Determining Orders of Reactions

I) Getting the data

a) Quench the reaction, measure concentrations

b) For gas phase, measure pressure vs. time

c) Spectroscopically follow reactants/products

Etc…

II) Analyzing the data

A) Reactions with one reactant:

A → products

a) Plot or analyze [A] vs. t

ln[A] vs. t

1/[A] vs. t

and find which gives a straight line.

b) Half-life method: measure t1/2 vs. [A]o

1st order → t1/2 ∝ [A]o0

2nd order → t1/2 ∝ [A]o-1

etc….
5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #30 page 7

c) Multiple lifetimes (t3/4 and t1/2) (at t3/4, [A]=[A]o/4 )

t3/ 4
1st order → t3/4 = (2ln2)/k ⇒ =2
t1 / 2
t
2nd order → t3/4 = 3/([A]ok) ⇒ 3/ 4 = 3
t1 / 2

B) Reactions with more than one reactant:

e.g. A + B + C → products

a) Initial Rate Method

Δ[A]
For [A]o = Ro ≈ k[A]oα [B]oβ [C]oγ
Δt t=0

Δ[A] /
For [A]o/ = Ro/ ≈ k[A]o/ α [B]oβ [C]oγ
Δt t=0

α
R ⎛ [A]o ⎞

Experimentally determine o/ = ⎜ ⎟
Ro ⎜⎝ [A]o/ ⎟
⎠

Ro
If 2 [A]o/ = [A]o then, if =1 ⇒ α = 1
Ro/
Ro
if = 2 ⇒ α=½
Ro/
Ro
if =2 ⇒ α=1
Ro/
Ro
if =4 ⇒ α=2
Ro/
etc…
5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #30 page 8

b) Flooding or Isolation (goal is to try to make


problem look like a one-
reactant system)

take [A]o << [B]o , [C]o

e.g. flood system with B and C

Then [B] ~ [B]o and [C] ~ [C]o

d[A]
So that − ≈ k'[A] α
dt

Where k' = k[B]oβ [C]oγ

The reaction then becomes pseudo α-order with one


reactant.

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