Pseudostationary State Approximation in Chemical Kinetics
- 1 February 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 26 (2) , 271-273
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1743283
Abstract
In chemical kinetics it is customary to determine the concentrations of each of the free radicals and chemically unstable intermediates by assuming that these intermediates are in pseudostationary equilibrium with the principal chemical components. The mathematical nature of the pseudostationary approximation is examined and a method is developed for testing its validity or improving its accuracy in specific cases. In those cases where the rates of destruction of the intermediate compounds are rapid, the pseudo‐stationary solutions are accurate.Keywords
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