Integrated rate equations Flashcards
1
Q
What do you do first to a rate equation?
A
Change it into a differential equation
2
Q
What do you do once you have the initial differential equation?
A
Separate the variables
3
Q
What do you do once you have separated the variables of the differentiated equation?
A
Integrate both sides
4
Q
Where do you integrate from and why?
A
T=0
The concentration of [A] will be 0
5
Q
What do you put above and below the integration sign?
A
Final conc of [A] at top
Initial conc of [A] at bottom
6
Q
What is the molecularity for a reaction?
A
The number of molecules involved in the collision
7
Q
What is the open variable used?
A
Generic time
t
8
Q
What is -kt equal to in first-order reactions?
A
The slope of the graph
