Rate Of Reaction Flashcards
Rate of reaction
The change in concentration per unit time of any one reactant or product
Factors that affect the rate of a reaction
Nature of the reactants
Surface area
Concentration
Temperature
Catalyst
how do we draw the rate of reaction diagram
product line starts on 0
reactants start high
x axis = time
y axis = concentration
when is the rate of reaction at its fastest?
start
why is the rate of reaction fastest at the start
there is the greatest concentration of reactants thus more effective collisions occur
why does the rate of reaction decrease as the reaction progresses
conc of reactants is reducing, less effective collisions
why do both the reactants and products level out at the same time on the graph?
when all of the reactants are used up, no more product is produced so the conc of both remains constant
effective collision
a collision that results in the formation of products.
the rate of a reaction depends on the number of effective collisions per second
what is required for a reaction to occur
particles to collide
when will collisions result in the formation of products
if a certain minimum energy is exceeded in the collision (activation energy). this is an effective collision1
what happens in an effective collision
bonds break (endothermic) and new bonds form (exothermic)
activation energy
the minimum energy that colliding particles must have for a reaction to occur
what does the size of the AE depend on
the nature of the reactants ie ionic or covalent
what happens to the rate of reaction if you decrease activation energy
increases
how can the activation energy be changed
catalysts
what does the max Boltzmann distribution curve show
the relationship between the number of particles and activation energy
explain how the max boltzmann distribution curve works
the peak of the graph is the average kinetic energy of gaseous particles
from the graph, the activation energy is higher than the average kinetic energy therefore, one a small portion of the particles have enough energy for successful collisions
what affect does heat energy have on activation energy
does not change
what affect does increasing temp have on rate of reaction
increases
why is the rate of reaction increased as the temp increases
at higher temperatures, molecules have more kinetic energy and are moving faster this leads to an increased number of collisions
there are more effective collisions at higher temperatures- more molecules have the activation energy so when they collide, they collide more effectively and product is formed
a reaction profile diagram
a graph which shows the change in energy of a chemical reaction over time as the reaction progresses
draw the diagram for exothermic reactions
y axis= energy
x axis = time
reactants start higher than products
show activation energy (from reactants to peak)
show change in activation energy from reactants to products
label reactants and products
draw the diagram for the endothermic rate of reaction
y axis= energy
x axis = time
reactants start lower than products
show activation energy (from reactants to peak)
show change in activation energy from reactants to products
label reactants and products
what is drawn if they ask for the reaction profile diagram of a catalyst
smaller peak
why does a catalyst lower activation energy
less energy is needed for effective collections thus more collisions are effective and more product is formed
why does the energy of reactants products and delta H the same with or without a catalyst
the same reactants are used and the same products are formed ie the nature is the same bonds are the same so energy will be the same
the only difference is the size of the activation energy
how do you monitor the rate of reaction
monitoring the removal or decrease in concentration of a reactant ie the change in mass of the reactant with time
monitoring the formation ie the increase in concentration
how can the volume of a gas be determined
downward displacement of water or using a gas syringe
average rate
calculated by dividing the total volume by the total time taken to go to completion
instantaneous rate
the rate of reaction at any one particular time during the reaction. draw a tangent to the curve at that particular time + find slope of that line
which nature of reactants results in a faster rate of reactants
ionic
why are ionic reactions faster
when 2 ionic substances react, the oppositely charged ions combine to form the precipitate
there are no bonds broken when ionic substances react as when in solution, the crystal lattice has already broken up
when 2 ionic substances react, the product forms immediately and a colour change is seen
what happens when acidified sodium dichromate reacts with ammonium iron 2 sulphate
when these 2 ionic substances react, the product forms immediately and a colour change from orange (Cr+6) to green (Cr+3) is seen