Chemical Kinetics (M.PC8)
Lecture Content:
Formal reaction kinetics, time laws of simple and composite reactions, experimental methods of reaction kinetics, reaction velocity close to equilibrium and relaxation, transition from macroscopic to microscopic kinetic, potential energy surfaces, reactions in molecular beams and laser spectroscopy, collision theory of bimolecular gas phase reactions, theory and spectroscopy of the transition state, temperature dependence of equilibrium constants, unimolecular reaction dynamics, reactions in the condensed phase, heterogeneous reactions, photochemical kinetics, chain reactions, non-linear dynamics and oscillating chemical reactions.
Qualification goals:
The students gain an overview of the most important kinetic methods for the study of simple and composite reactions and will have deepened skills to in the microscopic interpretation of kinetic data particularly.
Exam information:
4 CP, written or oral examination upon consultation, B.Sc in natural or engineering science required
Literature recommendation:
R. D. Levine/R.B. Bernstein: “Molekulare Reaktionsdynamik”, Teubner Studienbücher
K. J. Laidler: “Chemical Kinetics”, McGraw-Hill
J. I. Steinfield: “Chemical Kinetics And Dynamics”, Prentice Hall
P. L. Houston: "Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics, Dover
Attention: The lecture-accompanying exercises can be found in the exercise section !
