WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Kinetics of Chemical Reaction with an Intermediate Product

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rate constants
a
k
1
1
a
k
2
1
d
k
1
2
initial concentrations
a
0
3.5
b
0
4
maximum time
t
max
6
This Demonstration shows a simulation of the time course of differential rate equations. The ordinate denotes concentration in mmol/L and the abscissa denotes time in seconds. The maximum time of reactions is
t
max
,
a
k
1
and
a
k
2
are the association rate constants,
d
k
1
is the dissociation rate constant,
a
0
and
b
0
are the initial concentrations of reactants
A
and
B
at time
t=0
. The pie chart shows concentrations at time
t
max
in percentage terms.