ABSTRACT
In Part I, the two forms of the rate law for chemical kinetics are presented: the differential rate law and the integrated rate law. Most chemical reactions obey one of the three differential rate laws:
1. Zero-order reactions (for which reaction rates are independent of concentration)
2. First-order reactions 3. Second-order reactions
The main factors that influence the reaction rate are discussed. For each integrated rate law, the characteristic plots are shown and presented in table form as well.
