Chemical Kinetics Flashcards
Answers how fast a reaction happens without depending on spontaneity
kinetics
The rate can be expressed in terms of the change in ___ of any of its components
concentration
Elementary reactions are ____ reactions with a single __ __ and no ____. The rate law of an elementary reaction can be derived from the ___ of reactants in the balanced equation
single-step, transition state,, intermediates, coefficients
___ do not appear in the rate law. The __ ____, reaction orders must be determined experimentally. A reaction’s overall reaction order is the absolute value of each individual __ ___
products, rate constant, reaction orders
Increasing temperature will __ the rate constant and the overall rate of the equation. Decreasing the activation energy by adding a ___, will increase the rate constant and the rate of the reaction. Increasing the concentration of the reactions will produce __ __ on the rate constant, but the rate of the reaction increases if the order of the reaction is greater than ___
increase, catalyst, no change, 0
The rate of the reaction does not depend on the concentration of the reactants
zeroth order
The rate of the reaction is proportional to the concentration of the reactant
first order
The rate of the reaction is proportional to the square of one reactant or two reactants
second order
Determines the amount of reactant / product present over a period of time
integrated rate laws
Collision theory says that for a chemical reaction to occur, the molecules must ___, the must have the proper ___, and they must have sufficient energy to overcome the __ _____ ___
collide, orientation, activation energy barrier
Equation that describes the temperature dependent nature of reaction rates
arrhenius equation
The fraction of collisions that have enough energy to overcome the activation energy
frequency factor
A low activation energy means an increase in ___ and an increase in rate, while ___ activation energy means a decrease in k and decrease in reaction rate
k, high
Activation energy is independent of ___. The only way to change Ea is to add a ___
temperature, catalyst
The time it takes for half of the reactant to turn into product
half life