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Chapter 18 Flashcards

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How is rate of reaction calculated? What is its units?

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  • Change in concentration/ change in time
  • Its units are therefore mol dm^-3 s^-1
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How is rate of reaction linked to the concentration of reactants?

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  • The rate of reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of a reactant raised to a power
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What is this power known as?

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  • The order of reaction (for that reactant, as different reactants can have different orders)
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List 3 types of orders, and what each one means for the rate of reaction.

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  • Zero order; the concentration doesn’t affect the rate
  • First order; the rate of reaction is directly proportional to the change in the change in concentration (if the concentration of the reactant doubles, the rate doubles)
  • Second order; the change in the rate of reaction is directly proportional to the square of the change in concentration of the reactant (if the concentration of the reactant doubles, the rate of reaction increases by a factor of 4)
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What value is used for the rate of reaction when calculating the order of a reaction? How is it found?

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  • The initial rate (at t=0)
  • From doing a reaction and plotting the change in concentration over time
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How can you find the change in concentration of a reactant?

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  • Titrations
  • Colorimetry
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What do the rate-concentration graphs of zero, first and second order reactions look like?

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  • Zero order: straight horizontal line
  • First order: linear line, crosses at the origin
  • Second order: positive quadratic, turning point at the origin
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What is the rate equation?

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  • rate = k [A]^m [B]^n
  • k= rate constant
  • A and B: reactants
  • m: order of reaction with respect to A
  • n: order of reaction with respect to B
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What is the rate constant? What does it tell you?

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  • The number that connects the rate of reaction and the concentrations (and orders)
  • The higher k is, the higher the rate of reaction
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What is the overall order of a reaction? How would this be calculated from the rate equation?

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  • The sum of the orders in respect to each reactant
  • m+n
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Explain the shape of rate-concentration graphs for zero-order reactions.

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  • Straight horizontal line since rate=k
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Explain the shape of rate-concentration graphs for first-order reactions.

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  • Linear line through the origin since rate=k[A]
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Explain the shape of rate-concentration graphs for second-order reactions.

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  • Positive quadratic through the origin since rate=k[A]^2
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What is continuous monitoring? What is it used for?

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  • Continuous measurements taken during the course of the reaction
  • To plot concentration-time graphs
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What are three properties that can be monitored for the purpose of plotting a concentration-time graph?

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  • Gas produced
  • Mass loss
  • Colour change
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What device is used to measure colour change?

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  • A colorimeter
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How do colorimeters work?

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  • Since solutions transmit light that is the same colour as them and absorb all of the other colours, colorimeters pass light of the complementary colour (colour opposite in the colour wheel) to the solution through the solution
  • The amount of light absorbed is measured, which is directly proportional to concentration
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How can a concentration-time graph be created using a colorimeter?

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  • Prepare standard solutions of the coloured chemical in the reaction
  • Take readings of the absorbance of the standard solutions
  • Plot a calibration curve (concentration against absorbance)
  • Do the reaction, taking samples at timed intervals
  • Find the absorbance of these samples, and use the calibration curve to find their concentration
  • Then plot a graph of concentration against time
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What are 2 useful features of a concentration-time graph?

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  • Its gradient is the rate of reaction
  • Its shape tells you the order with respect to a reactant for zero and first order reactions
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What is the shape of a zero order reaction on a concentration-time graph? What useful feature does it have?

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  • Straight line with a negative gradient
  • Its gradient is the rate constant
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What is the shape of a first order reaction on a concentration-time graph?

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  • Exponential the shape of 1/x, but touching the y-axis when t=0
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What is special about a first order reaction?

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  • The time taken for the concentration of the reactant to half is constant, and is therefore known as the half-life (t1/2)
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How can the rate constant for a first order reaction be calculated from a concentration-time graph?

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  • ln(2) / t1/2
  • Use a concentration-time graph to find the rate of reaction
  • Divide the rate by the concentration at that time
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How do reactions actually happen, and why?

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  • They happen in multiple steps
  • It is unlikely that all of the correct particles will collide at the same time with the correct energy and orientation
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Which step in reactions is the most important, and why?

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  • The slowest one
  • It is the rate-determining step
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How are rate equations and the rate-determining step linked?

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  • The rate equation only includes species involved in the rate determining step (so zero-order reactants aren’t in the rate-determining step)
  • The orders in the rate equation are the same as the number of moles in the rate-determining step
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What fact are calculations of k dependent on, and why?

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  • The temperature is constant
  • As temperature increases, the value of k increases
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Why do the rate of reaction and rate constant increase when the temperature increases?

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  • The most dominant factor is the fact that a greater proportion of the particles have the activation energy or more
  • The particles have more kinetic energy, and therefore there is a higher frequency of collisions
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How can you find rate constants at different temperatures?

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  • Carry out the experiment at different temperatures
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What is the Arrenhius equation? Include units.

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  • k= A e^ (-Ea / RT)
  • k: rate constant
  • A: pre-exponential/ frequency factor
  • Ea: activation energy (J mol^-1)
  • R: gas constant
  • T: temperature in Kelvin
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Where do the 2 parts of the Arrenhius equation come from?

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  • A takes into account the increased frequency of collisions
  • The rest of the equation represents the proportion of molecules that exceed Ea
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How can A and Ea be calculated if you have a table of k and T values?

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  • ln(k) = -Ea / R x 1/T + ln(A)
  • y = mx +c
  • Plot a graph of ln(k) against the reciprocal of time
  • The gradient is -Ea/ R
  • The y-intercept is ln(A)

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