Chapter 3: Rate Laws
Collision Theory
The Polyani Equation
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(A) | |
| Rearranging | ||
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(B) | |
| Solving for r* | ||
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(C) | |
| Recalling Eqn. (43) | ||
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(43) | |
| Substituting Eqn. (C) for r* in Eqn. (43) | ||
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| Rearranging | ||
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| Finally, collecting terms we have | ||
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(H) | |
| Note: S1 is positive, S2is negative, and r2 > r1; therefore Ea*is positive as is γP | ||
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