Introduction ·Overall reaction:reactants→products To learn more about a reaction: Thermodynamics is the study of the energy changes that accompany chemical and physical transformations. Kinetics is the study of reaction rates. Mechanism:Step-by-step description of how the reaction happens. 2013 Pearson Education,Inc. Chapter 4 2 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Introduction • Overall reaction: reactants → products • To learn more about a reaction: ▪ Thermodynamics is the study of the energy changes that accompany chemical and physical transformations. ▪ Kinetics is the study of reaction rates. • Mechanism: Step-by-step description of how the reaction happens. Chapter 4 2