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1
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Rate of reaction equation and units (4)

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Change in conc/time for change to occur
Mol/dm3/s
How fast a reactant is used up
How fast a product is formed
Gradient = change in y/change in x of tangent

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What 3 things are required for particles to react

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Collide
Enough NRG
right orientation

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Steric factor

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Atom group shapes influence reaction

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Steric hindrance

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Large atom group can get in the way of attacking species

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Primary vs tertiary haloalkane reactions

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SN2: primary, halogen dissociates and nuc joins
SN1: tertiary, halogen dissociates then nuc joins
Secondary: mixture

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Activation energy

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Minimum KE needed for particles to react/break reactant bonds

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3 features of an activation energy curve

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Bonds stretched
Parts have enough energy to break bonds
Separate parts can’t exists alone so form new bonds

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Which states does the Maxwell Boltzmann theory apply to

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Ga/liquid
Some slow
Some fast
Most in between

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Maxwell Boltzmann theory

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No particles have 0 KE
most have intermediate
No upper limit
Area under curve = total no. Particles

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Maxwell Boltzmann graph features (5)

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Fraction of particles with E NRG vs NRG E
Mode = peak
Mean = just past peak
Ea = line
X axis and line don’t touch

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Name 8 methods of determine rate of reaction

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Mass
Volume
Precipitate
Ph
Colorimetry
Clock reactions
Titrations
Electrical conductivity

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Gas volume practical method (3)

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Gas syringe, conical flask, reaction mixture, bunged delivery tube
Ideal gas equation

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Change in mass practical method (2)

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Digital balance, cotton wool bung (gas lost, no pressure)
Carbonate, H2 mass too small to record

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Colorimetry practical method (4)

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Light source, filter, sample tube, light meter
Accurate, quantitative measurement
Propanone + iodine
Brown —-> colourless

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Precipitate practical method (3)

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Less precise than colorimeter
Bscure black cross
Subjective

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Ph practical method (2)

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UI
H+ reacting/produced

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Electrical conductivity practical method (2)

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AC
Total no./type of ions in reaction changes

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Clock reactions practical method (2)

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Make oodine
Solution turns blue/black

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Titrations practical method (4)

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Pipette aliquots at reg intervals
Quench reaction (ice bath + carbonate)
Titrate aliquot against reac/prod
Find conc

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Temperature effect on ROR

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Increase temp
Increase KE
Increase speed
Increase frequency/success of collisions
Increase proportion of particles with Ea +
Increase ROR

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Concentration effect on ROR

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Increase conc
Increase no.particles/volume
Increase frequency/success of collisions
Increase ROR
Gas/pressure has the same effect
No change in proportion of particles in relation to Ea

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Surface area effect on ROR

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Olids
Increase no. Exposed particles
Increase frequency/success of collisions
Increase ROR

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Catalyst effect on ROR

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Increase ROR
Unchanged catalysts
Lower Ea, alternative reactant pathway
Don’t change Equm or enthalpy change
Increase proportion of particles with Ea +

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Homogenous catalysts (4)

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Same physical state as reactants
Catalyst + reactants —> intermediates —> products + catalyst
Ea to make intermediate < Ea to make products
Catalyst overall unchanged

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25
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Autocatalysts

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Product of reaction acts as catalyst for same reaction
Increase product amount, increase ROR

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Heterogeneous catalysts (5)

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Diffrent physical state to the reactants
Reactants absorb onto SA of catalyst
Reaction bonds weakened/break
Radicals form —> new molecules —> desorb
Absorption —> reaction —> desorption

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catalytic converters

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CO, NO, Unburnt HCs
—> less harmful gases
Platinum, palladium, rhodium
Honeycomb structure, increase SA

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Heterogenous catalyst poisoning

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Cling to catalyst surface stronger than reactant
Prevent reaction

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Catalyst economic benefits

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Quicker product
Less energy than high temperatures
Direct reaction to more useful products

30
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Rate equation

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Relationship between chemical reaction rate and reactant concentration
Rate = k[A] x[B]y
K changes units
Rate: mol/dm*3/s

31
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K size and rate relationship

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K, large, fast
K, small, slow

32
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Order 0 effect and graphs

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No effect on rate by conc
Conc vs time: SL down
Rate vs conc: horizontal line

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Order 1 effect and graphs

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Linear effect on rate by conc
Conc vs time: curved line down
Rate vs conc: SL up

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Order 2 effect and graphs

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Square effect on rate by conc
Conc vs time: curved line down (steeper than order 1)
Rate vs conc: urged line up

35
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Half life

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Conc/time graph
Halve y axis increments
Order 0: decrease
Order 1: constant
Order 2: increase

36
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Rate constant k

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Constant of proportionality
Same for any reaction at a specific temp (increase/decrease)
Units vary depending on overall order of rate equation (make k subject, insert units and cancel)
Doesn’t change with conc/pressure
Changes with catalyst (increases)

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Order

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Power of reactant in rate equation

38
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Overall order

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Sum of powers of reactant Concs in rate equation

39
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Identifying rate equation (3 methods)

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Half lives
Rate/conc graphs (conc/time, tangents, find gradients, rate/conc, graph shape)
Initial rate (gradient of conc/time graph, all reactant Concs are known, compare initial Concs and rates)

40
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Iodine clock equations

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H2O2 + 2I- + 2H+ —> I2 + 2H2O
I2 + 2S2O32- —> 2I- + S4O62-
CH3COCH3 + I2 —> CH3COH2I + H+ + I-

41
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Iodine clock steps

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Continuous
H2SO4 vol/conc
Distilled water + starch
KI vol/conc
Na2S2O3 conc/vol
Swirl
H2O2 conc/vol
Time
Colorless —> blue/black
Repeat and vary KI vol
Quench aliquots and Titrate

42
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Rate determining step (3)

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Slowest step in reaction mechanism
Rate of overall reaction
Species in RDS are in rate equation (expect intermediates)

43
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Reaction mechanism

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Series of steps where reactants become products in chem reaction

44
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SN2 (7)

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Nucleophilic substitution
2 molecules in RDS
Primary haloalkanes
1 step mechanism
RX breaks and COH forms
Unstable carbocation (not true intermediate)
1 methyl group (low steric hindrance, attack immediately)

45
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SN2

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Nucleophilic substitution
1 molecule in RDS
Tertiary haloalkanes
2 step mechanism
RX breaks (RDS) THEN COH forms
Stable carbocation (true intermediate)
3 methyl group (high steric hindrance, attack slowly)

46
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Secondary haloalkane rate equation

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Provided
Indicates no. Molecules in RDS

47
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Activation energy equation

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K = Ae*(-Ea/RT)
LnK = lnA - Ea/RT
LnK = constant - (Ea/R) x (1/T)
K: rate constant
A: scaling factor
E: natural log
R: 8.31
T: temperature

48
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Activation energy graph calulculations

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LnK/(1/T)
SLG = -Ea/R
ROR inversely proportional to t
ROR proportional to 1/T
1/t or k can be used

49
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Activation energy assumptions

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A constant
Less valid over larger scales
More frequent collisions, insignificant effect on rate

50
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Reversible reaction

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Products of left to right can react to reform reactants

51
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Closed system

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Exchange energy with surroundings but not mass

52
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Chemical equilibrium

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Closed system where forward/backward rate are equal. No net conc/observable property change

53
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Equilibria equations

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Can be written either way, refer to substance NOT left/right

54
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Kc

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Equilibrium constant
[C]c [D]d (products)/ [A]a [B]b (reactants)
Reverse direction, 1/Kc
Units vary, cancel and simplify
0> greater left conc
0< greater right conc

55
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Kc and states

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Varying concentrations (aqueous/gases)
Solids - conc fixed by density, excluded
Liquids - fixed density/conc, excluded

56
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Multiple liquids and Kc

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Separate layers - fixed density/conc, excluded
Solution - dissolved, varied conc, included
Water - reactant + solvent, assume excess, exclude

57
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Setting up an equilibria reaction

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Specified mols
Left to achieve Equm
Find Equm mols
Use balance ratios
Use total vol —> Kc/concs
No unit cases don’t need volume, just use moles as they cancel out

58
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Kp use

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Gases
Pressure and conc are proportional
Define equilibria in terms of pressure
Partial pressure of each mixture gas

59
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Kp expression

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Ptotal = sum of all mixture gas partial pressures
F = proportion of fraction of moles of mixture gas
Pa = Ptotal x Fa
Unit = atm (100,000 Pa)
PCc PDd (products)/ PAa PBb (reactants)

60
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Starting a Kp expression

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Initial sums to mtotal
Find Equm amounts using mol ratios
Divide by mtotal
Get Px

61
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Pressure effect

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A —> 2B
(FbPtot)2 / FaPtot
Cancel
Fb2 x Ptot / Fa
Increase Ptotal, decrease fraction, decrease Fb, increase Fa, backward equilibria shift

62
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Temperature effect

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Forward Endo, increase temp, increase K, favour RHS
Forward exo, increase temp, decrease K, favour LHS

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Rate effect

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No relationship between Equm position and ROR
Catalyst doesn’t change Equm position, speeds reaction up
Increase both reactions equally

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