C6 - Rates Of Reaction - Needs Work Flashcards
What is a formulation
Mixture where components have specific purposes combined to make a useful product
Give 2 things needed for a chemical reaction to take place
Collision in the correct orientation
Sufficient activation energy
What is activation energy?
Minimum amount of energy needed for a chemical reaction to happen
What is the rate of reaction
Time taken for reactants to be used up/formulation of products etc
Give 4 things that affect rate of reaction
Temperature
Surface area
Catalysts
Concentration/pressure
How does temperature affect rate of reaction?
Increasing temperature gives particles more kinetic energy
Increases frequency of successful collisions
Rate of reaction increases
How does increasing surface area increase rate of reaction
Leads to more particles exposed
Increases frequency of successful collisions
Rate of reaction increases
How do catalysts increase rate of reaction
Provide a different pathway for the reaction to take place with a lower activation energy
Increase rate of reaction
How does increasing concentration/pressure increase rate of reaction
More particles in a specific volume
Increases frequency of successful collisions
Rate of reaction increases
Never write fractional answers when drawing tangents - only decimals
What is a reversible reaction
A reaction where there is a forward and backward reaction taking place at the same time
In a reversible reaction, one reaction is __ and the other is ____
Exothermic
Endothermic
What is dynamic equilibrium?
Rate of forward and backwards reactions are equal
So concentrations of reactants and products are constant (NOT AMOUNTS)
What type of system does dynamic equilibrium take place in?
A closed system
How can you create a closed system in an experiment
Lids on beakers
If temperature is increased which side (exo or endo) does equilibrium shift to (in an exam say left or right)?
Endothermic
Why does equilibrium shift to the endothermic side if temperature is increased
Rate of endothermic reaction increases - to counteract the effect of rising temperature I think?
Where does equilibrium shift to if pressure is increased?
To the side with the least moles
Yield on the side with the least moles increases (presumably the rate of the reaction towards this side increases therefore?)
What does the haber process do?
Method for the industrial production of ammonia
What is the forward reaction in the haber process
Exothermic
What is the reaction for the haber process
(g)N2 + 3H2(g) <=> 2NH3(g)
Give 2 ways the rate of reaction is I ncreased
Iron catalyst
High temperature
Why is temperature decreased
To increase Exothermic (forward) direction yield - increase ammonia yield
Why is pressure increased
Increase yield on the side with fewer moles (ammonia side)