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Is standard change in activation Gibbs free energy indepedent of pressure?
For a chemical reaction the activation volume is defined as:
$$Δ^{\ddagger}V={V^\ddagger}-V$$
where both $V^\ddagger$ and $V$ refer to standard states (I have omitted the symbol for simplicity). One ...
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Why only molecules with three or more atoms undergo unimolecular reaction?
Only molecules with three or more atoms undergo unimolecular reactions. A diatomic molecule cannot dissociate in this way because it has a single mode of vibrational freedom. If this mode is excited ...
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