Termolecular

[Artin Allahverdian 2H]

What is termolecular?

[MadisonFuentes1G]

There are three molecules of reactants involved in the rate law.

[MaggieHan1L]

Its not commonly seen though because the chances of 3 molecules hitting simultaneously is super low which is why we don't cover third order

[Louise Lin 2B]

termolecular would cause third order reactions, which is when three molecules collide a the exact same time in the exact very specific orientation to generate a reaction. the possibility of this is very low, so it is a rare occurrence

[Altamash Mahsud 1I]

Termolecular refers to the number of molecules that need to hit each other for a reaction to occur, in this case it is three molecules that need to hit each other in order to react. (this is rare)

[kristi le 2F]

Also, for termolecular reactions, the 3 molecules must simultaneously collide, so termolecular reactions are less common.

[Lauren Tanaka 1A]

Termolecular means that there are three molecules that must come together for a reaction to occur. This means you would have three reactants.

[Ashley Alvarado 2C]

Termolecular refers to the simultaneous collision of three species.

[Shail Avasthi 2C]

Three reactant molecules are involved to form the products in a single step.

[Sara Richmond 2K]

Termolecular reactions are when three molecules are involved in a rate law such as A+A+A=C or A+B+B=C

[Michelle N - 2C]

Adding on, how common are these again?

[805394719]

Termolecular reactions occur when the formation of the product depends on the collision between three reactants. For example, A + A + B --> C.

[Joowon Seo 3A]

It is when three molecules collide in order to form a product.

[jisulee1C]

termolecular reactions are rare because all three molecules must collide simultaneously for it to occur. the more molecules needed, the lower the probability of the reaction occurring because they would all need to collide with a certain energy, speed, and in a certain direction to cause the reaction.

[Natalie Benitez 1E]

How does having three reactants affect the rate law?

[Lauren Tanaka 1A]

Termolecular means that the reaction used three reactants to form the product.

[Joshua Swift]

Termolecular means 3 species are colliding in the reaction. It could possibly look like A+B+C---> P

[AustinMcBrideDis3L]

Termolecular is where 3 molecules are involved in the reactants of the rate law, for the purposes of this class, I don't believe we will be required to do any calculations with termolecular molecularity.

[Ryan Laureano 3I]

Three reactants are colliding in the reaction but this is not so common.

[Uyenvy Nguyen 1D]

termolecular reactions involve the simultaneous collision of 3 reactants

[Gustavo_Chavez_1K]

Termolecular is essentially a third order, but this is very rare and I don't think we necessarily need to know too much about this.

[Aydin Karatas 1F]

Ter- is a prefix for "3". Termolecular reactions involve the collision of 3 species. Probability-wise, this is a rare occurrence so they are not as common as unimolecular and bimolecular reactions.

[Juliet Carr 1F]

Termolecular is used to describe an elementary reaction that involves the collision of three reactant molecules.

[Lauren Sarigumba 1K]

Termolecular is when the molecularity of a reaction is equal to 3, meaning that there are three reactants involved.

[Gicelle Rubin 1E]

Thanks to all the replies; They were extremely helpful! :)

[Chinyere Okeke 2J]

I don't think we'll see termolecular in this class since it's not very common but it is when the slow step (rate deciding step) of a reaction involves 3 molecules simultaneously interacting. You can see why this doesn't really occur often as the chances of three molecules colliding is very low so the step would be very slow.

[Gian Boco 2G]

Third order reactions

[Lizbeth Garcia 1F]

Its when you see three molecules collide in a reaction. It is not common compared to bimolecular and unimolecular.

[Matlynn Giles 2E]

This would cause third order reactions.

[Jacob_Eberson_2D]

termolecular would be for third order reactions

[Aryan Gajjar 3D]

A termolecular reaction is a simple reaction that involves the collision of three molecules, ions, or atoms at the same time.

[claire smith]

Termolecular means that there are 3 molecule collisions involved in the rate of a reaction. This is the least likely to naturally occur.

[Anubhav_Chandla1G]

The term "molecular" is used to describe a simple reaction in which three reactant molecules collide.

[Konmal Ali 1G]

In the rate law, three reactant molecules are involved.

[Mario Prado 1K]

Hello,

Termolecular refers to when three molecules hit each other and cause a third order reaction.

Hope this helps.

[905715668]

the prefix tera- means 3 so it means a reaction with 3 reactants

[Nathan Morgan 2C]

Termolecular means three molecules colliding will be involved in our rate law. This would refer to third order which is unlikely to occur.

[Shane_Yu_3K]

The term termolecular refers to three molecules simultaneously colliding with each other to cause a reaction.

[jennaj3k]

Not common, but there would be 3 molecules as reactants that are colliding together.

[905740390]

termolecular would refer to third order reactions.

[105784203]

What is termolecular?

3 molecules involved in rate law reaction or intermediate.

[Amaris Cagungun 1F]

A chemically termolecular reaction is a reaction where three different molecules (e.g. H, O2, H) each participate in the breaking and forming of chemical bonds.

[riddhiparikh]

A termolecular reaction is an elementary reaction involving the simultaneous collision of any combination of three molecules, ions, or atoms. A termolecular reaction between two atoms and a diatomic molecule, forming a non-linear activated complex with no free rotation.

[Iman Gauhar 3E]

Hi! Termolecular means that 3 molecules are being involved in a reaction, and they are colliding with one another. However, I wouldn't worry too much about this because the textbook says that it is pretty uncommon for a reaction to be termolecular.