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Key Area 1: Rates of Reaction Flashcards

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1
Q

What type of reactions are explosions?

A

Fast

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What type of reactions is rusting?

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Slow

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3
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What are four factors that affect rate?

A

Increased Concentration (solution)
Increased Temperature
Decreased Particle size (solid)
Catalysts

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4
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What is a solute?

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The solid being dissolved

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What is a solvent?

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The liquid that dissolves

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What is a solution?

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When a solute dissolves in a solvent

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7
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More particles in the same place means?

A

More collisions

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8
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More collisions means?

A

More effective collisions

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9
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Rate of reactions definition

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The rate of a chemical reaction is a measure of how fast the reactants are being used up and how fast products are being made (speed at which CR takes place)

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10
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Average rate?

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Change in quantity of reactant over time. Slows as reactant is used up.

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11
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Graphs, gradient?

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Gradient at the start shows the rate

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12
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Graphs, end point?

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Flat line at the end is the total volume of gas

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13
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How do you calculate the average rate?

A

Change in volume
over
Change in time

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14
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How do you write the units for average rate?

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Cm cubed/ s
or
Cm cubed -1S

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15
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What is a catalyst?

A

A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction

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16
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Catalyst at the end of reaction, summary

A

Speeds up reaction
Chemically unchanged at the end
Mass stays the same

17
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Reactants over time?

A

Go down, decrease

18
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Products overtime?

A

Go up, increase

19
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How do chemical reactions happen?

A

When the particles and reactants come together

20
Q

What is temperature the measure of?

A

Kinetic energy

21
Q

Temp, Turns?

A

Heat into kinetic energy

22
Q

Temp, When they get hotter?

A

Move faster

23
Q

Using what particles increase reaction rate?

A

Smaller

24
Q

Increase what cause more collisions at surface?

A

Surface area

25
Q

Examples of catalysts

A

Nickel, used for margarine from veg oil

Platinum used in car exhausts

26
Q

Test for Oxygen

A

Relights a glowing splint

27
Q

What do you measure to follow the progress of chemical reactions?

A

Changes in mass, volume and other quantitys can be measured

28
Q

Graphs can be interpreted in terms of?

A

End-point of a reaction
quantity of product
quantity of reactant used
effect of changing conditions

29
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The rate of a reaction can be shown to decrease over time by?

A

Calculating the average rate at different stages of the reaction.

Chemistry S3: Unit 1 Chemical changes and Structure (8 decks)

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