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Applications and Analogies
Mice in the Box for Zero-Order Kinetics
Francisco J. Arnáiz
Universidad de Burgos, Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, 09001 Burgos, SPAIN

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October 1999
Vol. 76 No. 10
p. 1458

Abstract
The idea of zero-order kinetics frequently produces astonishment the first time it is presented to students because it is difficult to imagine a reaction as being independent of the concentration of all the species involved. To clarify the meaning of zero-order kinetics a parallelism with an imaginary reaction involving the capture of mice by cats is developed.
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*  Citation
Arn‡iz, Francisco J. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 1458.
*  Keywords
Physical Chemistry; Kinetics; Teaching / Learning Aids
*  History
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September 6, 1999
June 23, 2005
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