Kinetics Flashcards
1
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unit of rate of reaction
A
mol L-1 s-1
2
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very fast reaction
A
precipitation of silver chloride by mixing aqueous solution of silver nitrate and sodium chloride
3
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moderate speed reaction
A
inversion of cane sugar
hydrolysis of starch
4
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what is rate of a reaction
A
the change in concentration of reactants or products in unit time
5
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what is rate of a reaction expressed in the term
1. reactants
2. products
A
- the rate of decrease in concentration in any one of the reactants
- the rate of increase in concentration of any the products
6
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Average rate of a reaction
A
the change in concentration of reactants or products in a reaction in a given time interval
7
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Instantaneous rate of reaction
A
to express the rate at a particular moment of time we determine the instantaneous rate
8
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Factors affecting rate of a reaction
A
- temperature of the system
- nature of reactants
- presence of catalyst
- surface area
- exposure of radiation
- concentration of reactancts
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