Chemical Kinetics Flashcards
1
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Concentration
A
an increase in reactant concentration will increase the number of collisions between the reactant particles, which in turn increases the reaction rate
2
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surface area
A
an increase in surface area will increase # of collisions by increasing # of available reactant
3
Q
temperature
A
an increase in temperature increases the kinetic energy, which increase # of collisions which increase reaction rate
4
Q
catalysts
A
increase the reaction rate y decreasing the activation energy which makes more collisions as well as the force of collisions
5
Q
inhibitors
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decrease the reaction rate by drastically increasing the activation energy
6
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rate equations
A
rate reaction = k[reactants]
rate rxn = k[A]^a[B]^b
7
Q
reaction mechanism
A
represents the steps a reaction must go through
