Kinetics - Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution

Question 1

What is the x axis of Maxwell-Boltzmann graph?

Answer 1

Energy

Question 2

What is the y axis of Maxwell-Boltzmann graph?

Answer 2

Number of molecules

Question 3

What does the area below the curve represent?

Answer 3

Total number of molecules in sample

Question 4

What does Emp mean?

Answer 4

Most probable energy(at peak)

Question 5

Where is Emp on graph?

Answer 5

From peak to bottom

Question 6

What does the area under the curve after the Ea represent?

Answer 6

Number particles with energy equal to or greater than activation energy

Question 7

When can the particles after Ea under curve react?

Answer 7

If they have correct orientation

Question 8

What does the line on the graph have to be? 2

Answer 8

Through origin
Asymptote (doesn’t touch line)

Question 9

Draw a Maxwell-Boltzmann curve & label

Answer 9

Google docs

Question 10

Draw a Maxwell-Boltzmann curve when the temperature is increased

Answer 10

Google docs

Question 11

Draw a Maxwell-Boltzmann curve when a catalyst is added

Answer 11

Google docs

Question 12

Draw a Maxwell-Boltzmann curve when concentration/surface area/pressure is increased

Answer 12

Google docs