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This introduction describes the nature of the branch of physical chemistry called reaction kinetics. Definition of the rate of reaction is also provided, along with the usual notation associated to stoichiometric equations used for this purpose, and different concentration units used in connection with the rate of reaction.
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Keszei, E. (2021). Introduction. In: Reaction Kinetics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68574-4_1
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