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Chapter 13: Chemical Kinetics Flashcards

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chemical kinetics: study of … of chemical reactions and their …

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rates of chemical reactions; reaction mechanisms

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rate=

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Δc/Δt

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the reactant concentration decreases during the reaction, so Δ[reactant] is

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negative

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by convention, the rate of reaction is always expressed as a

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positive number

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the average rate of reaction is equal to the change in … divided by the …

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concentration; time interval

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as the interval between measurements becomes smaller, the average rate approaches the

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instantaneous rate

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when a rate is measured over a time interval, it is called an

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average rate

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instantaneous rate: the … to the curve at a particular time pt

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slope of the tangent

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the rate of reaction does not depend on

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which species is measured

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the rate of reaction is the absolute value of the rate of change of the concentration a substance divided by its ….

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stoichiometric coefficient

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the rate of a reaction is strongly influenced by the

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concentrations of the reacting species

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for the equation: aA + bB→products:

rate=

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k[A]^x[B]^y

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overall order:

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sum of the individual orders

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k is the

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rate constant

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initial rate method: repeat an experiment several times with different known … and evaluate how th reaction rate changes with …, important to measure the .. of the reaction

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ratios of reactants; concentration; initial rate

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the rate law cannot be predicted from the

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reaction stoichiometry

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rate laws can also be determined by expaning how the concentration of a reactant changes with … during the course of a single experiment

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time

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(zero-order rate laws) some reactions show rates that are …. of the concentration of reactants

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independent

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(zero-order rate laws) reaction rate=

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k

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(zero-order rate laws) the units of a zero-order rate constant are:

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mol/L*s

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(zero-order rate laws) if the graph of reactant concentration vs. time is a straight line, the reaction obeys

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zero-order kinetics

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(first-order rate laws) some reactions show rates that are …. to the concentration of the reactant

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proportional

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(first-order rate laws) reaction rate=

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-Δ[A]/ Δ t → k[A]

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(first-order rate laws) first-order rate constant:

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s^-1

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(first-order rate laws) if the graph of the … of reactant concentrations vs. time is a straight line, the reaction obeys first-order kinetics

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natural log (ln)

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(first-order rate laws) reaction rate= k[A] is referred to as the … of the rate law

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differential form

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(first-order rate laws) the rate law can be written in the following integrated form:

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[A] =[A]0e-kt

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(first-order rate laws) for [A] =[A]0e-kt,

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A0= concentration of A at time=0
k= rate constant
t= time
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(first-order rate laws) the integrated rate equation describes …, another form includes:

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exponential decay;

ln[A]= ln[A]0 - kt

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(first-order rate laws) slope of the line=

y-intercept=

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-k; [A]0

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(first-order rate laws) a large value for k implies a

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fast reaction

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(first-order rate laws) half-life: the time needed for the concentration of a reactant to decrease to

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1//2 its original value

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(first-order rate laws) a short half-life indicates a … reaction

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rapid

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(first-order rate laws) for first-order, t1/2= …. and is …. of the concentration of the reactant

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0.693/k; independent

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(second-order rate laws) some reactions show rates that are proportional to the concentration of the reactant…

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raised to the second power

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(second-order rate laws) reaction rate=

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-Δ[A]/ Δ t = k[A]2

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(second-order rate laws) the units of a second order rate constant are

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L/mol*s

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(second-order rate laws) if the graph of …. vs. time is a straight line, the reaction obeys second-order kinetics

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1/reactant concentration

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(second-order rate laws) integrated form:

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1/[A]= 1/[A]0 + kt

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(second-order rate laws) t1/2=

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1/k[A]

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(second-order rate laws) slope=

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k

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collisions between molecules are necessary foe

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reactions to occur

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the rates of most reactions increase dramatically with

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temperature

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collision theory: basic assumption= molecules must … in order to react

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collide

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collision frequency: the number of … per second

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moleclar collisions

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collision frequency: Z=

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Z0[A][B]

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Z0 is a proportionality constant that depends on the … and … of A and B

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speeds; sizes

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experimental evidence shows that not every collision results

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in a chemical reaction

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activation energy: the minimum collision energy required ….

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for a reaction to occur

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activation energy: only collisions with enough energy to …. can result in the formation of products

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rearrange bonds

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activation energy: if the total energy of colliding species is too small, the molecules simply

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bounce off each other

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(activated complex→[X]*) intermediate species in chemical reactions are … than either the reactants or products of a chemical reaction

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higher in energy

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(activated complex→[X]*) the high-energy activated complex is very … and is also referrred to as the …

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unstable; transition state

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(activated complex→[X]*) the activation energy is the energy needed to form the … from the reactants

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activated complex

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the number of collisions with energies that exceed Ea grows exponentially with

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temperature

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the fraction of collisions with energy in excess of Ea can be derived from

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fr= -e^Ea/RT

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as t increases, fr … and approaches …

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increases; 100%

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predicted rate=

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Z0[A][B]e^-Ea/RT

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steric factor: not all collissions with energies that exceed Ea are productive;
the geometry of collisions must also be considered- not every collision occurs with the reactants in the correct …. to produce products

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orientation

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Rate= pZ0[A][B]e^-Ea/RT, where p is the…., Zo[A][B] is the …, and e^-Ea/RT is the …

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steric factor; collision frequency; fraction exceeding Ea

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k=

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Ae^-Ea/RT

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catalysts are substances that … the rate of reaction without … in the reaction

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speed up; getting consumed

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catalysts generally lower … and increase … at any given temperature. Some may increase the …

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activation energy; reaction rate; steric factor

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homogenous catalysts: present in the same …. as the reacting molecules

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phase

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heterogenous catalysts: present in a …. than the reacting molecules

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different phase

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enzymes: large molecules (usually …) that catalyze specific …

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proteins; bioligical reactions

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numerous gaseous reactions are catalyzed via absorption to the surface of a

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solid metal catalyst

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(heterogenous catalysis) step 1: … and … of the reactants

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adsorption; activation

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(heterogenous catalysis) step 2: migration of the adsorbed reactants to the

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surface

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(heterogenous catalysis) step 3: … of the adsorbed substances

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reaction

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(enzymes) enzymes interact with reactant molecules in a way that places them in the … to form the products;
can increase reaction rates up to ..
often end with an … suffix

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correct geometry; 10^14; ase

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reactions can be manipulated to decrease … and improve … if we know the appropriate reaction mechanism

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side reactions; yields

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a reaction mechanism is the sequence of … that lead from reactants to products

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elementary steps

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many reactions require multipe steps with …. that are produced, then consumed, during the course of the reaction

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intermediates

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sometimes more than one reaction mechanism is possible and further experimentation can help determine which mechanism is

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most likely to occur

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catalysts may allow for a different set of … to proceed as compared to those observed for an uncatalyzed reaction

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elementary steps

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for a reactio mechanism to be valid: the sum of the elementary steps must give the … for the reaction
the mechanism must agree with the …

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overall balanced equation; experimentally determined rate law

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unimolecualr reaction: involves a … molecule and a … rate law

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single; first order

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bimolecular reaction: involves … molecules and a …. rate law

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two; second order

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termolecular reaction: involves … molecules and a … rate law

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three; third order

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rate-limiting: … step in proposed reaction mechanism

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slow

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the rate-limiting step is the

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rate-determing step

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the experimental rate law must agree with the

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rate-determining step

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