Reaction of Dilute Strong Electrolytes

A very interesting application of Eq. 1.7-12 is the Br nsted-Bjerrum equation for rate constants in solutions where the Debye-Huckel theory is applicable. The latter provides an equation for the activity coefficient, Rutgers [38]  

For the reaction of. 4 -I- B, with charges Z and Zg, the activated complex must have charge (Z -l- Z,). Therefore, Eq. 1.7-12 gives 

b gives an excellent comparison with experimental data, and is very useful for correlating liquid phase reaction data. Boudart [S] points out that the naive result of taking y = 1 would result in 

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