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Using a Graphing Calculator To Determine a First-Order Rate Constant

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Todd P. Silverstein

Department of Chemistry, Willamette University, OR 97301

J. Chem. Educ., 2004, 81 (4), p 485

DOI: 10.1021/ed081p485.1

Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2004

Abstract

Commentary on the use of graphing calculators to estimate the infinity reading from linearized kinetics data, and then they use linearized semi-log data to determine the first-order rate constant.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Letters

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Calculator-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Kinetics

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