Post Laboratory Discussion Flashcards
Describes how fast reactants are used up and products are formed
Rate of reaction
What will happen if is collisions among atoms, ions, molecules with sufficient energy and proper orientation
Chemical Reaction
What is the symbol for Activation Energy
Ea
Minimum amount of energy required to initiate a chemical reaction
Activation
Formula for activation energy
Ea = rate of rxn = t
Study of rates of chemical reactions, factors that affect reaction rates, and mechanisms by which reactions occure
Chemical kinetics
What are the factors that affect reaction rate?
Nature of reactants
Concentration
Temperature
Catalyst
Rate of rxns depends on the surface areas or degree of subdivision
Nature of reactants
Formula for nature of reactants
Smaller particles = rate
Rate of collisions = # number of collisions / s
Concentration
Average kinetic energy of molecules is proportional to the ____________
Temperature
Formula for temperature
T = KE = Collision of molecules
Are substances that can be added to reaction mixtures to increase the rate of reaction
Catalyst
The rate of a chemical reaction increases as the concentration ___________
Increases (DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL)
Chemical rxns that occur in either direction
Reversible rxns
Exists when 2 opposing rxns occur simultaneously at the same rate
Chemical equilibrium
The system shifts in the direction that reduces the stress
Le Chatelier’s
3 types if changes that can disturb the equilibrium of a rxn
Changes in concentration
Changes in temperature
Changes in pressure or volume
What are directions where equilibrium shifts?
Left and Right
equation that includes the amount of heat in the chemical reaction either released (exothermic) or absorbed (endothermic)
Thermochemical Equation
Exothermic
Released
Endothermic
Absorbed