Kinetics Flashcards
Kinetics
Temperature
Catalyst
Concentration
Kinetics
Rate at which chemical reactions occur Factors which affect rate Important Optimal rate Successful
Kinetics
Delta means a change in
Concentration only decreases with time
Only positive
Minus sign
Rate equations
K is the rate constant
Constant varies if temp or catalyst added
Orders of reaction
Zero order reaction
Doesn't depend on reactions In biology Enzyme is saturated Max rate Little difference Concentration of the reaction (substrate)
First order reaction
Concentration depends on one of the reactants
Second order reaction
Depends on concentration New rate is 4 times Old rate double Doubling concentration increase fold [a]1 shows first reaction A 2 shows second reaction
Cont
Orders of reaction found in exp
Gives info
Conc affects rate of reaction
Order gives info
Rate limiting step
Slow
Controlled
Overall reaction measures rate limiting step
Activation energy
Raised in energy reactants Transition states be covalent bonds Broken Rearrangement Breaking formation of covalent bonds
Rate limiting step
In an enzyme catalysed reaction will involve formation if transition state with highest activation energy
Equilibrium
Doesn’t complete exp
Products react together to reform
Reversible
At equilibrium the forward rate k1 is equal to the backward rare
Cont
Has different notations
Normal unit
Constant enzyme catalysed
Reduction of pyruvates happens in skeletal muscle
Cont
Each conpound present
First equation must be balanced
Balancing equations is stoichiometric coefficients u
Cont
Equations follow law of conversion
Same number of atoms of each element on both sides