What ARE transition states and intermediates? And why are they SO important in chemistry? In this video, we explore the science of how catalysts can change the activation energy of the rate determining step and make the whole reaction faster.
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Three Twentysix Project Leader, Writer, Producer etc: Dr Andrew Robertson
3D animations: Es Hiranpakorn and Siwat Pogboon
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This video was produced at Kyushu University and supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP21K02904. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Kyushu University, JSPS or MEXT.