This document discusses chemical kinetics for second-order reactions. It explains that for a second-order reaction, the rate is proportional to the concentration of the reactant squared. The integrated rate law for a second-order reaction is derived as 1/[A]t = kt + 1/[A]0, where [A]t is the concentration at time t, k is the rate constant, and [A]0 is the initial concentration. If a plot of 1/[A] versus time is linear, then the reaction is second-order. The half-life of a second-order reaction depends on the initial concentration and is calculated as t1/2 = 1/k[A]0.