Front Cover; Principles of Chemical Kinetics; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Empirical Analysis of Reaction Rates; 1-1 Introduction; 1-2 Defining Kinetic Systems; 1-3 Reaction Rates and Rate Laws; 1-4 Experimental Methods; 1-5 Special Integrated Rate Equations; 1-6 Complex Reactions; 1-7 Kinetics and the Equilibrium State; 1-8 Temperature Dependence of Rate Constants; 1-9 Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms; Problems; References; Chapter 2. Theories of Chemical Kinetics; 2-1 Interactions between Molecules; 2-2 Simple Kinetic Theory of Collision Dynamics

Chapter 5. Chemical Reactions in Molecular Beams5-1 Introduction; 5-2 Theory; 5-3 General Experimental Background; 5-4 Dynamics of Collisions; 5-5 Reaction of K with HBr; 5-6 Reaction of K with CH3I; 5-7 Lifetimes of Collision Complexes; Problems; References; Chapter 6. Energy Transfer and Energy Partitioning in Chemical Reactions; 6-1 Introduction; 6-2 Energy Relaxation; 6-3 The Laser and Energy Transfer; 6-4 Theoretical Considerations of Translational Energy Transfer; 6-5 Further Consideration of V-V, R-R, and V-R Energy Transfer; 6-6 Electronic Energy Transfer

8-3 Rate Equations near Equilibrium8-4 Flash Photolysis and Electron-Pulse Radiolysis; 8-5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance; 8-6 Protolytic Reactions; 8-7 Acid-Base Catalysis; Problems; References; Chapter 9. Enzyme Kinetics; 9-1 Introduction; 9-2 Steady-State Kinetics; 9-3 pH and Temperature Dependence of Kinetic Parameters; 9-4 Multisubstrate Mechanisms; 9-5 Transient State Kinetics; 9-6 The Mechanism of Enzymatic Action; Problems; References; Appendix A: Kinetic Theory Summary; Appendix B: Statistical-Mechanical Summary; Appendix C: Theory of Shock Tubes