Kinetic Reaction Control

061 - Kinetic Reaction Control

In this video Paul Andersen explains how a spontaneous process may take either the thermodynamically controlled or the kinetic controlled pathway. If the activation energy determines the path taken then the process is under kinetic control. This accounts for the variation if products from a similar reaction at different temperatures.

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Title: String Theory
Artist: Herman Jolly

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[austinhaider]

That analogy was incredibly helpful (and very intuitive); Thank you!