5.1 RATES,EQUILIBRIUM & PH Flashcards
Define rate of reaction
- Change in concentration of a reactant or product per unit time
Define order
- The power to which the concentration of a reactant is raised to in the rate equation
What does rate constant, K link?
- Links rate of reaction with concentration of reactions raised to their orders
State the rate equation
Define overall order
- The sum of the individual orders in the rate equation
Define half life (of a reactant)
- the time taken for the concentration of a reactant to reduce by half
Define rate-determining step
- the slowest step of a multi-step reaction that determines the rate at which the overall reaction proceeds
What is meant by a reactant in zero order?
- The rate is unaffected by changing concentration of that reactant
What is meant by a reactant in first order?
- The rate is directly proportional to the concentration of that reactant
What is meant by a reactant in second order?
- The rate is equal to the change in concentration squared of that reactant
State which reactant order does NOT appear in the rate equation
- Zero order reactants
Draw all the orders on a concentration-time graph
Draw all the orders on a rate-concentration graph
State how the rate of reaction would be determined from a concentration-time graph that produces a curved line of best fit
- A tangent to the curve at given point
- Find the gradient using Δconc/time taken (=Δy/Δx)
Define half-life
- The time taken for the concentration of a reactant to reduce by half
State and explain which type of rate graph we identify the half life for
- Concentration-time graphs of FIRST ORDER reactants
- Because the half life is independant of concentrations so each half life is the same length
State the equation that links half-life with rate constant K
State how to work out initial rate from a concentration-time graph
- Draw a tangent at t=0 and work out the gradient (Δy/Δx)
State the relationship between reactants in the rate-determining step and the reactants in the rate equation
- Only and all of the reactants that appear in the rate equation must be in the rate-determining (slow) step
(im unsure if this is right, look at ur notes, hivi)
State the arrhenius equation
State what the arrhenius equation links
- Links activation energy and temperature to the rate constant K
State the reason for use of a colourimeter
- Monitors visual colour changes
Define continuos monitoring
- Taking measurements of rates at specific intervals to measure the change in quantity of a substance
Explain the effect of temperature of the rate constant and hence, the rate of reaction
- As temperature increases, more KE given to particles
- Thus, more frequent successful collisions with sufficient energy to exceed activation energy
- This increases the value of the rate constant and therefore also the rate of reaction
State how we get rid of the exponential eˣ in the arrhenius equation
- We natural log (ln) BOTH sides of the equation
State which two parts of the arrhenius equation we can be asked to determine graphically AND state the new rearranged arrhenius equation we would use
1) Activation energy Ea
2) Arrhenius constant A
State the arrhenius equation after it has been natural logged (ln)
Define homogenous equilibrium
- Equilibrium where all species making up reactants and products are in the same physical state
Define heterogenous equilibrium
- Equilibrium where the species making up reactants and products are in the different physical states
State what we do if we need to determine a Kₚ or Kc expression for a heterogenous equilibrium
- NEVER include solid and liquid species
- (Only gaseous and aqueous)
State what the ICE table stands for and which questions we use it in
Initial moles, Change in moles, Equilibrium moles
- Use in any type of equilibrium questions
State the Kc expression
Define partial pressure
- The pressure an individual gaseous substance would exert if it occupied the whole reaction vessel alone
Define total pressure
- The sum of all individual pressures (partial pressures)
Define mole fraction
- The proportion of a given substance present in a reaction mixture
State the formula for partial pressure