This document discusses chemical kinetics and reaction rates. It provides data on the reaction of phenolphthalein with OH- ions over time. It asks the reader to calculate reaction rates during different time intervals using this data. It also discusses rate constants, rate laws, and how the rate of a reaction depends on its mechanism and rate-determining step. Collision theory is introduced to explain how reaction rates relate to reactant concentrations based on the stoichiometry of individual reaction steps.