Details of CH3106 (Autumn 2025)
| Level: 3 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| CH3106 | Chemical Kinetics | Sangita Sen |
| Syllabus |
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| 1. Phenomenological kinetics: Simple and complex systems including opposing, concurrent and consecutive reactions
2. Rate law and mechanism, relation with thermodynamics 3. Precision in rate measurement, data analysis 4. Special experimental methods including flash photolysis, shock tube, molecular beam and relaxation techniques 5. Oscillatory reactions 6. Theories of reaction rates: bimolecular reactions, rate coefficient, activation energy, potential energy surfaces, trajectory methods and transition state theory. Qunatum mechanical effects. Introduction to RRK and RRKM theories. 7. Applications: photochemistry, solution kinetics, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis and enzyme kinetics 8. Microscopic to Macroscopic: Relation between rate constant and reaction cross-section. |
| References |
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| References:
1. Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics, Jeffrey I. Steinfed, Joseph S. Francisco and William L. Hase. 2. Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics, Paul L Houston |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 7 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 9 | MS | 5 | Elective |
| 10 | MS | 7 | Elective |
| 11 | MS | 9 | Elective |
| 12 | RS | 1 | Elective |
| 13 | RS | 2 | Elective |