MT1 Important Terms

Branch of chemistry concerned with measuring and studying reaction rates

Branch of science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy

Rate, irreversible conditions

A reaction in which the product ratio is determined by the relative stability of the products

Condition in the course of a reversible reaction in which no net change in the amount of reactants and products occurs

Thermodynamic potential that can be used to calculate the max amount of work that may be performed by a thermodynamically closed system at constant temperature and pressure

Total heat content of a system

Degree of disorder or randomness in the system

Heat ABSORBED by a system

Heat RELEASED by a system

Describes reaction progress with energy over time

Step with the largest activation energy (Ea) or energy barrier to overcome

Slowly or preventing reactivity due to bulky groups that occupy the same space

Same molecular formula with different atomic connectivity and physical properties

Step-by-step sequence in which a chemical transformation occurs; shown with curved arrows and detailed reaction intermediates

Same atomic connectivity but different spatial orientation

Peak on an energy coordinate diagram that represents bonds forming and breaking simultaneously to create the next reaction intermediate

Ability of an atom to accept or attract electron density

Creation of partial charges in bonds due to electron rich or electron poor atoms and/or stabilization of partial charges through sigma bonds and electron density

Electron pair donor or Lewis base

Characteristic group of atoms/bonds that show a predictable chemical behavior

Ability of an atom to distribute its electron density unevenly as a result of external influences

Electron acceptor or Lewis Acid