STK 1102 Chemical Kinetics Course Contents & Schedule 11/2004

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Week/Date Topic Assignment
/Assessments

Week #1 LU1: Basic Terms and Concepts

• Introduction
• Types and Rate of Reaction
• Rate Law and Rate Constant
• Order of Reaction
• Molecularity of Reaction
• Basic Kinetic Laws (zero, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
order)

Week #3 LU2: Kinetics Measurement Problem Set #1

• Methods of Studying Reaction Tutorial 1
Kinetics
o Chemical and Physical
Methods
o Techniques for studying fast
reactions
• Methods of determining Order of
Reactions
o Direct or Integration Method
o Graphical Method
o Half-Life Method
o The Differential Method
o Ostwald’s Isolation Method

Week #5 LU3: Kinetics Theory Problem Set #2

• Theories for Rate of Reaction Tutorial 2
o Temperature dependence: the
Arrhenius equation.
o Significance of activation
energy.
o Theories of reaction rate.

• Reaction Mechanism
o Reaction involving rate-
determining step.
o Reaction involving several
elementary processes.

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Week #7 LU4: Catalytic Reaction Problem Set #3
• Catalysis: Terms and Concepts Tutorial 3
• Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mid-Term Exam
Catalysis
• Mechanism of Catalysis
• Enzyme Catalysis

Week 9 LU5: Kinetics of Complex Chemical Problem Set #4

Reactions Tutorial 4
• Complex Reactions
o Simultaneous Reactions
o Parallel or Concurrent
Reactions
o Consecutive or Sequential
Reactions
• Chain Reactions
o Kinetics of Chain Reactions
o Free Radical Reactions
o Polymerization Reactions

Week 11 LU6: Kinetics of Photochemical Reactions

• Absorption of Light
• Basic Laws of Photochemistry
• Primary Processes in Photochemical
Reactions
• Kinetics of some typical
photochemical Reactions
• Photochemical Equilibrium

Week 13 Revision and Tutorials Final Exam

(Comprehensive)

Text & References:

1. Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity by Kotz & Treichel (4th Edition) (1996)
2. Basic Chemical Kinetics by G.I. Agrawal (1990)
3. Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics by J.I. Steinfeld et al. (1989)
4. Introduction to Chemical Reaction Engineering and Kinetics, by R.W. Missen,
C.A. Mims, B.A. Saville (1999)

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Assessment: Examination 70 %
Mid-Term Exam 30 %
Final Exam 40%
Assignments/Quizzes/Problem Sets 30%

Course Instructor: Dr. S.C. Pang Office: Block E03

Email: scpang@frst.unimas.my, Tel: Ext #7208

On-Line Course Web Site: http://morpheus.calm.unimas.my/stk1102