chapter 11: chemical kinetics Flashcards

1
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what is kinetics

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concerned w/ the speed rates of rxns

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2
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what is rate

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changes in quantity in a given period of time

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3
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what is thermodynamics

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tells the direction and extent of the reaction

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4
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what is a state function

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independent of the path

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5
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thermodynamics has nothing to do with

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kinetics

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6
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how can you determine the rate of reactions

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monitoring the change in concentration
- reactions slow down every time

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7
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what is the instantaneous rate

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the slope of a line tangent to the curve at any point

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8
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what is the initial rate

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the instantaneous rate, t= 0

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9
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what is a rate law

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shows how the rate depends on the concentrations

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10
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what is k

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the rate constant

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11
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how do you determine the exponents

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determined by the experiment

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12
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what are the rate law exponents

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0,1,2

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13
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what is the overall reaction order

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the sum of the orders w/ respect to each reactant in the rate law

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14
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how do you write the rate

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use the reactants k[A]^a[B]^b

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15
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what are the units of rate constant

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M^-1,S^-1

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16
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what is zero order

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changing conc. has no effect on the rate

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17
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first order

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rate changes by the same factor as the conc( doubles the initial concentration doubles the rate)

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18
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what is second order

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the rate changes by the square of the factor the concentration changes
- doubling the initial concentration quaduples the rate

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19
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what is another name for rate laws

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differntial rate laws
- used to calculate reaction rates when given reactant conc.

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20
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what is integrated rate laws

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used to calculate the amount of reactants left after a certain amount of time has passed

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21
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what is the first order reaction equation

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ln[At] = -kt+ ln[A0] 
y = mx + b
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22
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what are some characteristics of zero reactions

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-rate=k[A]^0\
- doesn’t depend on concentration
- 2^0 =1, 3^0 -1
- M^1t^-1
equation: -kt + [A0]
slope = -k

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23
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what can you use to find the order of a reaction depending on the exponent

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M^1-n t^-1

24
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what is half life t1/2

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time required for one half of a reactant to react
[A] @ 1/2 is one half the original then [At] = 0.5[A0]

25
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what is the first order reaction 1/2 life equation

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  • does not depend on the initial concentration
  • 0.693/k = t/1/2
26
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what is the second order reaction equation

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1/[At] = kt + 1/[A0]

y = mx + b

27
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what is the half-life equation for second-order reactions

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1\k[A0] = t1/2

28
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what is the equation for a zero order 1/2 life equation

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[A0] /2k

29
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when do zero order reactions most likely occur

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when a substance such as a metal surface or enzyme is required for a reaction to occur

30
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what is the collision model

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accounts for the observed characteristics of reaction rates

  • molecules need to collide to react
31
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what are the 4 factors that affect rate

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  1. concentrations of reactants
  2. physical state of reactants
  3. temperate
  4. structure and orientation of reacting particles
32
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how concentrations of reactants affect rate

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  • increase in concentration = increase that the mlcls will collide = increase in rate

-reducing volume / increasing pressure on gas = concentration increase

33
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phyisical state of reactants and rate

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  • reactants that are more homogenous the faster it will react
  • reactants in diff. phases = limited area of contact
  • limited area = reactions that involve solids proceed faster if the surface area of the solid is increased
34
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temperature and rates

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  • higher temp = more KE = molecules will collide more often and w/ greater energy

  • rate increases bc of temperature rising
35
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structure and rates

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  • greater frequency of collisiosn = greater rate of reaction
36
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for a collision to lead to a rxn what needs to occur

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has to have enough energy to stretch bonds to form new bonds in other proper locations

37
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what are effective collisions

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collisions in which the 2 conditions are met (greater frequency + lead to reaction)

  • increase in EFFECTIVE collision = faster rate
38
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what is activation energy

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  • Svante Arrhenius
  • energy that molecules possess in order to react
39
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what is a reaction coordinate diagram

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  • very top of the hill is the transitions tate
  • right = products
  • left = reactants
40
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what is the activated complex and activation energy barrier

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  • activated complex: species present at the transition state
  • activation energy barrier= the energy gap between the reactants and the activated complex
41
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difference in Ea of the forward vs. reverse

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Ea is always higher for endothermic proc3sses

42
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what is the arrhenius equation

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ln k = -Ea/R(1/T) + Ln A

  • T = temp in kelbin
  • Ea = activatio energy
  • R = 8.314 J/ mol k

A = frequency factor

43
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what is a frequency factor

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the likelihood that collisions would occur w/ proper orientation for reaction

44
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what arrhenius equation is used to evauluate 2 or more temps

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ln k1/k2= Ea/R(1/t2 - 1/T1)

45
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what does a balanced equattion not tell us

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how the reaction occurs

46
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what is the reaction mechanism

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the sequence of events that describes the actual process of how reactants turn into products

47
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what is each step known as in a reaction mechanism

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elementary reaction

48
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what is an INTERMEDIATE

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substance that is formed first as a product then consumed as a reactant

49
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what is molecularity

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the number of reactants molecules in an elementary step

50
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what are the different molecularitys

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  • unimolecular = k[A]
  • bimolecular = 2
  • termolecular = 3
51
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what happens in a mulistep process

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one process will be slower than the others and this is the rate determining step

52
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why is the slowest step the rate determining ste[

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slowest step has the largest activation energy

53
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what is a catalyst

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a substance that changes the rate of a reaction w/out being permanently consumed

  • consumed in an early step in the reactants and then produced in the products at a later step
54
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what is a homogenous catalyst

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present in the same phase as the reactant molecules

55
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what is a heterogenous catalyst

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present in a different phase than the reactant molecules

  • catalyst can speed up a reaction by holding the reactants together and helping to break bonds
56
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what is an enzyme

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protein molecules that catalyze biological reactions

  • active site: the place of the reaction
57
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what is sibstrate and the lock and key model

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  • substrate: substances that undergo reactoin at the site
  • lock and key model: enzymes are specific and they fit inside certain substrates