Q82 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2011

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2011 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Kinetics · Topic: Chemical Kinetics – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

An example of a relaxation method of measuring rates is:
(a)Spectroscopic monitoring of product concentration.
(b)Stopped flow technique
(c)Temperature jump experiments.
(d)Measurement of spectral line widths.
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

The source book printed no answer; this one was worked out and checked — see the explanation.

Explanation
Relaxation methods perturb a system already at equilibrium (temperature jump, pressure jump) and follow its return; stopped flow and product monitoring are mixing/direct methods, line widths are a spectroscopic method.

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