Reactions {monomolecular reaction} can have one reactant, as in SN1 and E1 reactions. Molecule vibrations and rotations can cause molecule to decay to new state, as in gas decays, Type I nucleophilic substitutions, Type I eliminations, dissolution, and state changes.
Reactions {bimolecular reaction} can have two reactants, as in SN2 and E2 reactions. Molecule collisions can form transition states and can transfer energy or functional groups, as in isomerizations, Type II nucleophilic substitutions, Type II eliminations, enzyme reactions, syntheses, and dimerizations.
Reactions {termolecular reaction} can have three reactants, as in enzymatic reactions.
5-Chemistry-Inorganic-Chemical Reaction-Kinds
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