Term: state-to-state kinetics
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Definition:
A branch of chemical kinetics concerned with the dynamics of reactions in which the reactant species are in known quantum states, and in which the quantum states of the products are determined.

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 186 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)

Citation: 'state-to-state kinetics' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05943

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