c8 rates of reaction Flashcards
mean rate of reaction
(reactant)
quantity of reactant used/time taken
mean rate of reaction (product)
quantity of product formed/time taken
unit of rate of reaction
g/s or cm3/s
when plotting a graph for rate of reaction what goes in the x-axis?
time
when do you draw a tangent on a specific point and calculate the gradient of the tangent?
to measure the rate of reaction at a specific time
factors which affect the rates of chemical reactions include:
-the concentration of reactants in the solution
-the pressure of reacting gasses
-the surface area of solid reactants
-the temperature
-presence of a catalyst
as you increase the temperature
the rate of reaction increases but same amount of products produced at the end
what is concentration?
-increasing concentration increases rate
the number of particles dissolved in a given volume of solvent
what is pressure
increased pressure=increased number of particles
a measurement of the number of particles in a given volume of gas
is the surface area of a block or powder of that block greater?
powder surface area greater
highest rate of reaction means
steepest gradient
what does collision explain?
how various factors affect the rates of reactions
chemical reactions can only occur when
reacting particles collide with each other and with sufficient energy
what is the activation energy?
the minimum amount of energy that particles must have to react is called the activation energy
what does increasing the concentration of reactants in solution, the pressure of reacting gases and the surface area of solid reactants increase?
the frequency of collisions so increases the rate of reaction