Chapter 18 Flashcards
How are reaction rates measured?
Observing the changes in the quantities of reactants/products over time
rate =
quantity reacted or produced/time
change in concentration/change in time
What units is concentration measured in?
mol dm-3
What do square brackets represent?
Concentration
What does [A] mean?
Concentration of A
What units does [A] have?
mol dm⁻³
What does changing concentration change?
Rate of a reaction
What is rate of reaction proportional to?
The concentration of a particular reactant raised to a power
rate ∝
[A]ⁿ
What is n in rate ∝ [A]ⁿ?
Order of reaction
What are some of the common orders?
1) zero order (0)
2) first order (1)
3) second order (2)
What is zero order?
1) concentration of a reactant has no effect on the rate
2) rate ∝ [A]⁰
What is first order?
1) rate depends on concentration raised to the power of 1
2) rate ∝ [A]¹
What is second order?
1) rate depends on concentration raised to the power of 2
2) rate ∝ [A]²
What is the rate equation?
The mathematical relationship between the concentrations of the reactants and the reaction rate.
What is the rate constant, k?
1) proportionality constant
2) converts between the rate of reaction and concentration and orders
overall order =
sum of orders with respect to each reactant
What is the overall order for the rate equation rate = k[A]ᵐ[B]ⁿ
m+n
What does ∝ mean?
proportional to
Simplify the rate equation rate = k[A]⁰[B]¹[C]²
rate = k[B][C]²
What do the units of the rate constant depend on?
The number of concentration terms in the rate equation
How can you determine the units of the rate constant, k?
1) rearrange equation to make k the subject
2) substitute units into the expression for k
3) cancel common units and show the final units on a single line
How are orders of reaction determined?
Experimentally by monitoring how a physical quantity changes over time
What is continuous monitoring?
Plotting graphs from continuous measurements taken during the course of a reaction
Give some methods of continuous monitoring that produce a gas as one of the products?
1) monitoring by gas collection
2) monitoring by mass loss
What can be used to estimate a colour change?
A colorimeter
What is the gradient of a concentration-time graph?
Rate of reaction