C6: The rate and extent of chemical change Flashcards
Mean rate of reaction =
<u>quantity of reactant used OR product formed</u>
time taken
What are the possible units for rate of reaction?
- g/s
- cm3/s
- mol/s
How would you measure of rate of reaction on a graph at a given time?
Calculate the gradient of a tangent to the curve at that point.
Collision theory explains how various factors affect rates of reactions. What is it?
Collision theory states that chemical reactions can only occur when particles collide with each other at the right orientation and with sufficient energy (i.e. the activation energy).
What 5 factors affect the rate of chemical reactions?
- concentrations of reactants if in solution
- surface area of solid reactants
- temperature
- pressure of gaseous reactants
- presence of catalysts
Predict and explain, using collision theory, the effects of changing the concentration of a reactant on the rate of a reaction.
Increasing the concentration of a reactant increases the number of particles of this in a given volume.
Therefore, particles of reactant collide more frequently, so the rate of reaction increases.
Predict and explain, using collision theory, the effects of changing the pressure of reacting gases on the rate of a reaction.
Increasing the pressure of reacting gases increases the number of gas particles in a given volume.
Therefore, this increases the frequency of collisions, and so increases the rate of reaction.
Predict and explain, using collision theory, the effects of decreasing the size of pieces of a solid reactant on the rate of a reaction (still with the same mass of solid).
Decreasing the size of pieces of solid reactant increases the surface area to volume ratio of this solid.
Therefore, this increases the frequency of collisions and so increases the rate of reaction.
Predict and explain, using collision theory, the effects of increasing the temperature of pieces of a solid reactant on the rate of a reaction.
Increasing the temperature increases the frequency and energeticness of collisions, and so increases the rate of reaction.
investigate how changes in concentration affect the rates of reactions by a method involving measuring the volume of a gas produced and a method involving a change in colour or turbidity
What are catalysts?
Chemicals which increase the rate of chemical reactions without being used up during the reaction.
Different reactions need different catalysts.
Predict and explain, using collision theory, the effect of adding a catalyst on the rate of a reaction.
Catalysts provide a different pathway for a reaction with a lower activation energy.
Therefore, adding a catalyst, for a given temperature, increases the rate of reaction.
If a reversible reaction is exothermic in one direction, it is __ in the opposite direction.
endothermic
What is meant by “equilibrium” in the context of reversible reactions?
When a reversible reaction occurs in apparatus which prevents the escape of reactants and products, equilibrium is reached when the forward and reverse reactions occur at exactly the same rate.
What is le Chatelier’s principle?
If a reversible reaction is at equilibrium, and a change is made to any of the conditions, the system responds to counteract the change.