Chapter 13 Flashcards
Chemical kinetics
Study of rate of change of concentrations of substances involved in chemical reactions.
Study of rate of change of concentrations of substances involved in chemical reactions.
Chemical kinetics
Reaction rate
How fast a reaction happens, related to change in concentration of reactants and products over time.
How fast a reaction happens, related to change in concentration of reactants and products over time.
Reaction rate
Rate of change
Change in concentration of a single compound within a reaction.
Change in concentration/change in time
Change in concentration of a single compound within a reaction.
Change in concentration/change in time
Rate of change
Reaction rate
1[change in compound A]/ a(change in time)
1[change in compound A]/ a(change in time)
Reaction rate
Average rate
Change in concentration of reactant or product over a specific time interval.
Change in concentration of reactant or product over a specific time interval.
Average rate
Instantaneous rate
Reaction rate at a specific time.
Reaction rate at a specific time.
Instantaneous reaction rate
Rate law
Equation defining relationship between reactant concentrations and the rate of the reaction. Determined experimentally.
Equation defining relationship between reactant concentrations and the rate of the reaction. Determined experimentally.
Rate law
Reaction order
Number defining the dependence of the reaction rate on reactant concentration.
Number defining the dependence of the reaction rate on reactant concentration.
Reaction order
Rate constant
k, proportionality constant that relates the reaction rate to reactant concentration.
k, proportionality constant that relates the reaction rate to reactant concentration.
Rate constant
Overall order
Orders of individual reactants added up. Determines effects of concentration in reaction rate.
Orders of individual reactants added up. Determines effects of concentration in reaction rate.
Overall order
First order reaction
Doubling reactant concentration doubles the reaction rate.
Doubling reactant concentration doubles the reaction rate.
First order reaction
Second order reaction
Doubling the reactant concentration increases the reaction rate by a factor of four.
Doubling the reactant concentration increases the reaction rate by a factor of four.
Second order reaction
Zero order
Reaction rate is independent of reactant concentration.
Reaction rate is independent of reactant concentration.
Zero order
Integrated rate law
Dependance of concentration of reactants on time
Dependance of concentration of reactants on time
Integrated rate law
Half life
Time it takes for reactants to react to half their original concentration