All these questions can be answered by
the branch of chemistry, which deals with the study
of reaction rates and their mechanisms, called
chemical kinetics The word kinetics is derived from
the Greek word ‘kinesis’ meaning movement Thermodynamics tells only about the feasibility of a
reaction whereas chemical kinetics tells about the rate
of a reaction For example, thermodynamic data
indicate that diamond shall convert to graphite but
in reality the conversion rate is so slow that the change
is not perceptible at all