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Total vs. Partial derivatives in kinetics
I've recently seen partial derivatives in the velocity definition but in most cases is with total derivatives (infinitesimal change of concentration over infinitesimal change of time).
Maybe is more ...
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Question on notation
Here, when they write $v/(\mathrm{mol\ s^{-1}\ (kg\ \text{protein})^{-1}})$ is $0.30$ for the first row first column, do they mean that the value is $0.30\ \mathrm{mol\ s^{-1}\ (kg\ \text{protein})^{-...
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Y-axis of the reaction co-ordinate graph
In the graph of the reaction co-ordinate, is the $y$-axis that is used $∆H,$ $∆U$ or $∆G$?
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What symbol should be used for the Michaelis constant? [closed]
I have found two different abbreviations for the Michaelis constant: $K_\mathrm M$ with capital subscript M, and $K_\mathrm m$ with a regular m. Which form is better for use in an article to be ...
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Chemical reaction notation in differential equations
It's common to see chemical reactions in this notation:
$A \overset{k}{\longrightarrow} \emptyset$
which means $A$ is degraded with rate $k$. What's the proper way to convert this to an ordinary ...
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