Chapter 18 - Rates of Reactions Flashcards
Orders, rate equations and rate constants, Concentration-time graphs, Rate-
What is a reaction’s rate?
The change in concentration per second.
whats the equation for rate?
rate = change in concentration / time
What is rate measured in?
Mol dm^-3 s^-1
what does zero order mean?
rate ∝ [A]°
rate is NOT affected by concentration
what does first order mean?
rate ∝ [A]¹
rate changes by the same factor as concentration
so if concentration doubles as does rate
what does second order mean?
rate ∝ [A]²
rate changes by the factor concentration does squared
if [A] doubles rate quadruples
In a chemical reaction, if A is zero order, what effect would be seen if [A] is doubled?
Reaction rate would not change.
In a chemical reaction, if A is first order, what effect would be seen if [A] is doubled?
Reaction rate would double.
In a chemical reaction, if A is second order, what effect would be seen if [A] is doubled?
Reaction rate would quadruple.
what is the overall order?
if two reactats A and B with orders m and n
the overall order = m+n
How is the reaction rate at a specific time worked out using a concentration against time graph?
At the set time, draw a tangent to the curve and measure the gradient to get the rate.
If there are two reactants, A and B, what would be the rate equation?
rate = k x [A]^m x [B]^n
k - rate constant
m - order of A
n - order of B
What is initial rate?
The instantaneous rate at the beginning of an experiment when t=0.
what does a zero order and first order concentration time graphs look like?
what is a half life?
a half life of a reactant is the time take for its concentration to decrease by half.
a first order reaction has a constant half life