Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis

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The transient arrangement of atoms present at the transition state, poised between reactants and products.

The minimum energy that colliding particles must possess for a reaction to occur.

The specific region of a catalyst or enzyme at which the reacting molecules bind and are transformed.

The accumulation of molecules of a gas or liquid on the surface of a solid.

The equation describing how a rate constant varies with temperature and activation energy.

Catalysis of a reaction by one of its own products.

The overall change in concentration divided by the total time interval over which it occurred.