Controlling the rate

Question 1

What is temperature

Answer 1

measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

Question 2

What is activation energy

Answer 2

the minimum energy required for a reaction to occur.

Question 3

state the name for the unstable arrangement of atoms

Answer 3

activated complex

Question 4

Why does increasing temperature increase the rate of a chemical recation

Answer 4

increases the number of particles with energy equal to or greater than the activation energy
more successful collisions

Question 5

What methods can be used to separate chemicals with different boiling points

Answer 5

distillation

Question 6

What method can be used to separate chemicals due to different polarity or size

Answer 6

Chromatography

Question 7

What is the activated complex

Answer 7

an unstable arrangement of atoms

Question 8

What does the catalyst do to the reaction pathway

Answer 8

provides an alternative pathway with a lower activation energy