Channel

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001870",
  "term": "Channel",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A specific pathway or trajectory through which a chemical reaction can proceed, leading from reactants to products. Each channel corresponds to a distinct set of product states or a particular sequence of elementary steps. In reaction dynamics, different channels are often characterized by their own activation energies and rate constants.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "collision theory",
    "entrance channel",
    "exit channel",
    "potential-energy surface",
    "product",
    "reactant",
    "analytical instrument",
    "transducer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 157 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)",
    "PAC, 1989, 61, 1657. 'Nomenclature for automated and mechanised analysis (Recommendations 1989)' on page 1661 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198961091657)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/channel/"
}