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Chapter 12 covers the following topics:

12.1 Reaction Rates

12.2 Rate Laws: An Introduction

• Types of Rate Laws

12.3 Determining the Form of the Rate Law

• Method of Initial Rates

12.4 The Integrated Rate Law

• First-Order Rate Laws
• Half-Life of a First-Order Reaction
• Second-Order Rate Laws
• Integrated Rate Laws for Reactions with More Than One Reactant

12.5 Rate Laws: A Summary

12.6 Reaction Mechanisms

12.7 A Model for Chemical Kinetics

12.8 Catalysis

• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Homogeneous Catalysis