Chapter 15 Flashcards
1
Q
What does the average energy per particle roughly equal?
A
kT
2
Q
What is activation energy?
A
The energy needed to make something happen.
3
Q
What does Ea/kT have to equal for the reaction to start happening at a “fair rate”?
A
15-30
4
Q
What does the Boltzmann factor give?
A
The ratio of the numbers of particles in energy states E joules apart, at a temperature T in kelvins.
5
Q
What does the Boltzmann factor vary with?
A
Temperature.
