What did van't Hoff's pioneering work help establish?
Chemical Kinetics
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Answer
Chemical kinetics, the study of reaction rates, was not established by van't Hoff's work. Van't Hoff's pioneering work primarily focused on chemical thermodynamics, particularly the study of equilibrium and the effects of temperature and pressure on chemical reactions.
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