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Translation, Editing/proofreading, Transcription
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Astronomy & Space
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Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
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Engineering: Industrial
Medical: Dentistry
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Sample translations submitted: 1
English to Spanish: THE STUDY OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS General field: Science Detailed field: Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Source text - English The most interesting and useful aspect of organic chemistry is the study of reactions. We cannot remember thousands of specific organic reactions, but we can organize the reactions into logical groups based on how the reactions take place and what intermediates are involved. We begin our study by considering the halogenation of alkanes, a relatively simple substitution of a halogen for a hydrogen that can occur in the gas phase, without a solvent to complicate the reaction. In practice, alkanes are so unreactive that they are rarely used as starting materials for laboratory organic syntheses. We start with alkanes because we have already studied their structure and properties, and their reactions are relatively uncomplicated. Once we have used alkanes to introduce the tools for studying reactions, we will apply those tools to a variety of more useful synthetic reactions. Writing the overall equation, with the reactants on the left and the products on the right, is only the first step in our study of a reaction. If we truly want to understand a reaction, we must also know the mechanism, the step-by-step pathway from reactants to products. To know how well the reaction goes to products, we study its thermodynamics, the energetics of the reaction at equilibrium. The amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium depend on their relative stabilities. Even though the equilibrium may favor the formation of a product, the reaction may not take place at a useful rate. To use a reaction in a realistic time period (and to keep the reaction from becoming violent), we study its kinetics, the variation of reaction rates with different conditions and concentrations of reagents. Understanding the reaction’s kinetics helps us to propose reaction mechanisms that are consistent with the behavior we observe.
Translation - Spanish El aspecto más útil e interesante de la química orgánica es el estudio de las reacciones. Es imposible recordar miles de reacciones orgánicas específicas, pero sí podemos organizarlas en grupos lógicos basados en cómo ocurren y en qué intermediarios forman parte. Comenzaremos nuestro estudio considerando la halogenación de los alcanos, una sustitución relativamente sencilla de un halógeno por un hidrógeno que puede ocurrir en la fase gaseosa, sin un solvente que complique la reacción. En la práctica, los alcanos son tan poco reactivos que rara vez se utilizan como materia prima para la síntesis orgánica de laboratorio. Empezaremos por los alcanos porque ya hemos estudiado su estructura y sus propiedades, y sus reacciones no suelen ser complejas. Luego de que hayamos presentado los alcanos como introducción a las herramientas para el estudio de las reacciones, aplicaremos esas herramientas en una variedad más útil de reacciones sintéticas. Escribir una ecuación común, con los reactivos a la izquierda y los productos a la derecha, será solo el primer paso en el análisis de una reacción. Si realmente queremos entender una reacción, debemos, además conocer el mecanismo y el camino paso a paso desde los reactivos hasta el producto. Para saber qué tan bien se traduce una reacción en un producto, debemos analizar su termodinámica, la energía de la reacción en equilibrio. Las cantidades de reactivos y de productos presentes en el equilibrio dependerán de su estabilidad relativa. Aunque el equilibro favorezca la formación de un producto, puede que la reacción no ocurra a un ritmo conveniente. Para utilizar una reacción en un período de tiempo razonable (y para evitar que dicha reacción sea violenta), analizaremos su cinética, la variación en la velocidad de la reacción bajo condiciones diferentes y la concentración de los reactivos. Comprender la cinética de la reacción nos ayudará a proponer mecanismos que sean consistentes con el comportamiento observado.
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Graduate diploma - Instituto Dr. Pedro Goyena
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Years of experience: 8. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2020.
I am a freelance English<>Spanish translator with a degree in Technical and Scientific Translation, and with experience in the medical and engineering fields. I have received training in the use of CAT tools (SDL Trados Studios, SDL Multiterm Desktop, and SmartCAT) and Microsoft Office.
Other competencies include the use of editing software such as Adobe Photoshop and Windows Movie Maker, knowledge in HTML and CSS coding, and MySQL database.
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