Title :
Establishing order of chemical reaction using mathematical modelling
Author :
Milanovic, Ivana ; Raicevic, Vidak
Author_Institution :
High Sch. "Isidora Sekulic", Novi Sad, Serbia
Abstract :
The paper presents how we can apply mathematics in teaching of chemistry and chemical kinetics in the classroom. We describe here how chemical reaction order depends on the concentration of the reactants, using differential and integral calculus. Subsequently, we look into solving the problem of determining the order of chemical reaction and the problem is solved by mathematical models, using properties of linear functions. We have used a software package GeoGebra, especially the use of tables, forming a list of points, their graphical representation, fitting curves for modelling of our examples.
Keywords :
chemical reactions; chemistry computing; curve fitting; data structures; reaction kinetics; reaction rate constants; software packages; chemical kinetics; chemical reaction order; chemistry teaching; curve fitting; differential calculus; graphical representation; integral calculus; linear function; mathematical modelling; software package; Chemicals; Education; Equations; Fitting; Kinetic theory; Mathematical model;
Conference_Titel :
MIPRO, 2011 Proceedings of the 34th International Convention
Conference_Location :
Opatija
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0996-8