Sidney Benson
Sidney Benson · Science & Medicine
Physical chemist known for chemical kinetics and thermochemistry
1918, New York City, United States — 2011, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
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Benson, an American physical chemist of Jewish heritage, was a leading authority on chemical kinetics and thermochemistry. He devised the 'group additivity' method that lets chemists estimate the heat, entropy, and reactivity of complex molecules from their constituent atomic groups, and he clarified bond dissociation energies underlying combustion and atmospheric chemistry. His textbook 'The Foundations of Chemical Kinetics' and more than 500 papers shaped the field for decades.
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Physical chemist known for chemical kinetics and thermochemistry
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