Transition State Theory Expression for a Rate Constant

DERIVATION OF THE TRANSITION STATE THEORY EXPRESSION FOR A RATE CONSTANT  

In order to analyze the transition state equilibrium, we need to know how a collection of molecules divides up the available energy. 

Here n1 is the number of molecules in state 1, energy ex, n2 is the number of molecules in state 2, energy e2, k is the Boltzmann constant, 1.3806 x 10 16 erg °K 1, and T is the absolute temperature in degrees Kelvin.6 

0 Derivations may be found in the sources cited in note 36 of Chapter 2. 

6 For a derivation see K. B. Wiberg, Physical Organic Chemistry, Wiley, New York, 1964, p. 211, or W. J. Moore, Physical Chemistry, 3rd ed., Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1962, p. 619. 

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