Rates of reaction Flashcards
Exothermic Reaction
A reaction that releases energy through light or heat. it gives net energy to its surroundings. The energy needed to initiate the reaction is less the energy released
Endothermic reactions
A reaction that absorbs or takes in energy in the form of heat, resulting in a net decrease in temperture. iT stores the energy in the bonds formed in the reaction.
Reactants
substances that are involved in a chemical reaction and that are changed by it
Products
The substances that are produced by a chemical reaction
Four indicators that show a chemical reaction has taken place
Colour change, Effervescence, Precipitation and Energy (temperature) change
Colour change
when two substances react or also when a compound is broken down by heating it (thermal decomposition)
Effervescence
some chemical reaction result in a product that is different state to the reactions
Precipitation
Liquid react together to produce an insouble solid
Energy change
during the reaction, bonds inside the substances that are reacting together must be broken and new chemical bonds must be formed in the products that are being made.
Collisions
some the collisions that take place cause a chemical change (successful collisions). The greater, the number of successful collisions the faster the rate of reaction (collision theory)
Temperature (factor affecting rates)
if the temp is increased , the particles have more energy and so move quicker. Increasing that temp increases the rate of reaction because are often and with more energy
Concentration (factor affecting rates)
if concentration of reactants is increases, there are more reactants particles moving together. There will be more collisions and so the reaction rate is increased
Particle Size (factor affecting rates)
by decreasing the particle size of a reactant, we are increasing its surface area. the greater the surface area, the higher the chance of collisions. smaller particles= faster reaction
use of catalyst (factor affecting rates)
catalysts increases the rate of reaction but it is not used up in the reaction. if a catalysts is present, the reacting particles can collide more successfully with less energy