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How Do We Introduce the Arrhenius Pre-Exponential Factor (A) to Graduate Students?
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Creative Education·Volume 01 (2010)·Pages 128–129·Published 30 September 2010·DOI10.4236/ce.2010.12019
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Abstract
A simple and easy understanding of Arrhenius pre-exponential factor (A) is described in this article for a graduate class-room lecture.
KeywordsArrhenius FactorPre-Exponential FactorFrequency FactorCollision NumberCollision Frequency
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