Rate Determining Step Flashcards
Why do elementary steps happen at different rates?
Elementary steps happen at different rates because the particles need different amounts of activation energy to react.
What is a step called in which one particle breaks up into 2?
Decomposition
What is a step called in which two particles collide and rearrange themselves to form two different molecules?
Substitution
What is a step called in which two particles collide and join together as one particle?
Synthesis
What is the reaction mechanism?
The sequence of steps which makes up a reaction
What are substances called that are made in one step and used up in another step?
Intermediates
Why are intermediates not in the overall equation?
The overall equation only includes the reactants and products.
How do you create an overall equation for a reaction using the reaction mechanism?
Cross out intermediates
