Preferred Label : reaction path degeneracy;
IUPAC definition : A factor that is introduced into rate theory to take account of the fact that the
process may be able to occur in different but equivalent ways. Thus the process:
has a reaction path degeneracy of 2 since the chlorine atom can abstract either of
the two hydrogen atoms in the hydrogen molecule. The reaction path degeneracy has
also been referred to as the statistical factor for the reaction.;
Origin ID : R05175;
See also
A factor that is introduced into rate theory to take account of the fact that the
process may be able to occur in different but equivalent ways. Thus the process:
has a reaction path degeneracy of 2 since the chlorine atom can abstract either of
the two hydrogen atoms in the hydrogen molecule. The reaction path degeneracy has
also been referred to as the statistical factor for the reaction.
