9.1 1 Reaction Rate Flashcards
Rate of reaction
Change in conc / time for change to happen
To measure rate of reaction
Need to find out
- How fast one of reactants is being used up
- how fast one of the products is being formed
Concentration time graph
Gradient is the rate of reaction-may have to draw a tangent
unit of rate
mol dm-3 s-1
concentration of reactant time graph vs concentration of product
reactant will decrease
product will increase
two requirements for a reaction to occur
two molecules must collide with sufficient energy (activation energy) to cause a reaction and two molecules must collide with the correct orientation
breaking bonds
requires energy
making bonds
releases energy
orientation
correct atoms must collide
steric factor
when shapes of molecules influences reactions
if a molecule is particularly large
get in the way of the attacking species -the reaction suffers from steric hindrance
activation energy
the minimum energy required that colliding particles must possess for a reaction to occur
Magnesium + hydrochloric acid
increase in temp
magnesium chloride and hydrogen
sodium thiosulphate +hydrochloric acid
preciptate
temperature
increase kinetic energy+activation energy