Principles of Chemistry II Unit 4 Notes

Content followed by lecture notes. Topics covered: Nuclear Chemistry: Isotopes Nuclear Reactions Types of Radioactivity First Order Radioactive Decay Differential Rate Law: Rate Expression and Reaction Order Differential Rate Law: Rate Calculation Method of Initial Rates Integrated Rate Law: 0th, 1st, 2nd Order Calculation Extracting Information from Straight Line Plots Kinetic Theory: Arrhenius Equation Combined Arrhenius Calculation Kinetic Theory: Collision and Transition State Interpreting Reaction Profiles Reaction Mechanisms: Elementary Reactions & Rate Determining Step Catalysts Naming Organic Molecules: Hydrocarbons Organic Functional Groups Naming Organic Molecules: Functional Groups Organic Reaction Mechanisms Organic Polymer Reactions Biopolymer Reaction Mechanisms