Rates Of Reaction Flashcards
What is enthalpy
Is a measure of the chemical potential energy of a substance
What is the enthalpy reaction equation
Triangle T = Hp- Hr
🔺H is ____ for a exothermic reaction
Negative
🔺H is ___ for an endothermic reaction
Positive
What is activation energy (Ea)
Minimum amount of energy for particles to collide
The ___ the activation energy the ___ the reaction
Higher, slower
What is a catalyst
A substance which speeds up a chemical reaction without being used up by the reaction
The catalyst helps the ____ to form and to ___ the activation enegry
Activation complex
Lower
What does the rate vs concentration graph look like
Straight line diagonal from left to right /
What does the rate vs temp graph look like
Curve from left to right ⤴️
What is the definition of an activated complex
An unstable, high energy, arrangement of atoms formed between reactants and products