Chemical Kinetics Concepts Flashcards
The study of reaction rates defined by the change in the concentrations of
reactants and products with time.
Chemical kinetics
Chemical kinetics is the study of reactions rates defined by the ______
change in the concentrations of reactants and products with time
describes the quantitative
relationships between the amounts of reactants present and the amounts of products
that can be formed,
Balanced chemical equation
balanced chemical equation for a reaction describes the quantitative
relationships between
the amount of reactants present and the amount of products that can be formed
True or False: Balanced chemical equations can sometimes indicate how fast a reaction will occur
False
Factors that affect reaction rates
Molecular orientation
Concentration
temperature
catalyst
pressure
surface area
reactant state of matter
Two substances cannot possibly react with each other unless _______
their
individual particles (molecules, atoms, or ions) come into contact.
If
there is no contact, the reaction rate will be ________
zero
the more particles collide per unit time, the __________.
the more a reaction between them
can occur.
the reaction rate usually ________ as the concentration of the
reactants increases.
increases
True or False: The more the reactant particles moving together, the more the molecules collide.
True
the more particles collide per unit time, _________________.
the more a reaction between them
can occur.
Consequently, the reaction rate usually _________ as the concentration of the
reactants increases.
increases
Relationship between temperature and average kinetic energy
Directly proportional
Increasing the temperature of a system ________ the average kinetic energy of its
individual particles.
Increases
What happens when the average kinetic energy increases
the particles move faster
and collide more frequently per unit time and possess greater energy when they collide.
the reaction rate of virtually all reactions decreases
with ________ temperature.
decreasing
Example of where temperature affects rate of reaction
refrigeration retards the rate of growth of bacteria
in foods by decreasing the reaction rates of biochemical
reactions that enable bacteria to reproduce.
True or False: Catalysts affect net chemical change itself
False: Catalysts increases the reaction rate without undergoing a net chemical change itself.
a substance that participates in a chemical reaction
Catalysts
The rate of a chemical reaction can be raised by
_______ the surface area of a solid reactant.
Increasing
If the surface area of a reactant is increased:
✓ more particles are exposed to the other reactant;
✓ the rate of reaction increases;
✓ there is a greater chance of particles colliding, which leads to more
successful collisions per second.