Reaction Mechanisms II Catalysis and Miscellaneous Topics

Chemical Reaction Mechanisms II Catalysis and Miscellaneous Topics 

Catalysts provide alternate mechanisms for chemical reactions. 

If a reaction can occur by two or more competing mechanisms, according to the law of detailed balance, each one must separately be at equilibrium if the reaction is at equilibrium. 

Chemical reactions can produce oscillations if autocatalytic steps occur in the mechanism of the reaction. 

Polymers are created by covalently bonding monomer molecules together in chains or networks. The reaction kinetics of polymer formation can be studied by methods already introduced. 

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