This section contains modules which expand the students concepts beyond the oversimplified examples often used in introductory courses.

Recognizing Steady State Conditions and their Absence

Author

Dr. Joseph H. Noggle
University of Delaware
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Newark DE 19716
noggle@udel.edu

Steady state conditions are often assumed in examples used to teach kinetics. However, these conditions are rarely found in reality. The assumptions may be useful when the conditions are closely approximated. This module is an exercise in recognition of deviations from steady state, and their implications for analysing kinetics.

This module is excerpted from Dr. Noggle's forthcoming book "Physical Chemistry Using Mathcad" and is copyright 1996 by the author.

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© Joseph H. Noggle 1995