Defenitions rates, equilibrium and ph Flashcards
Rate of reaction
Change in concentration of reactant it product per unit time
Initial rate of reaction
Change in concentration of a reactant or product per unit time at the start of a reaction, t=0
What is order?
Order with respect to reactants if the power to which the concentration of the reactant is raised in the rate equation
Overall order
Sum of all individual orders
Rate constant, k
Constant that links the rate of reaction with the concentrations of the reactants raider to powers of their orders in the rate equation
Half life
The time taken for the concentration of the reactant to reduce by half
Reaction mechanism
A series of steps that make up overall reaction
Rate determining step
Slowest step in the reaction mechanism of a multi step reaction
Intermediate
A species formed in one step of a multi-step reaction that is used in a subsequent step and is not seen as either a reactant or a product if the overall equation
Dynamic equilibrium
Exists in a closed system, where the rate if the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction
Homogenous equilibrium p
Equilibrium in which all species are making up the reactants and products are in the same physical state
Heterogenous equilibrium
An equilibrium in which species making up reactants and products are in different physical states
Concentration
Mol/vol
Kc
Equilibrium constant (Products)^balancing numbers/(reactants)^balancing numbers
Brønsted-Lowry acid
A proton, H+ donor