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Kinetics, unlike thermodynamics, requires a model in order to understand and interpret the results of experimental data. The reason for this is thermodynamics is only concerned with the initial and final states, whereas kinetics is concerned with the path that is taken.

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Streng, W.H. (2001). Kinetics. In: Characterization of Compounds in Solution. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1345-2_3

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