rates of reaction (4.1) Flashcards
when can a chemical reaction only happen
when the reactant particles collide with enough energy
what is the amount of energy particles need to react called
activation energy
what does the overall rate of reaction spend on
the collision frequency
percentage success
what is a collision frequency
how often do the particles collide with each other
what is a percentage success
what percentage of the collisions have enough energy
what are the four factors that effect rate of reaction
surface area
concentration
temperature
catalysts
why does a higher solid surface area increase rate of reaction
more of the solid is exposed to the other particles
so the collision frequency is higher
so there are more successful collisions per unit time
why does increasing temperature increase rate of reaction
the particles have more kinetic energy
so the percentage of collisions with enough energy is higher
so there are more successful collisions per unit time
why does having a higher concentration/pressure increase rate of reaction
there are more particles per unit volume
so the collision frequency is higher
so there are more successful collisions per unit time
why do catalysts increase rate of reaction
they provide an alternative route with a lower activation energy
so the percentage of collisions with enough energy is higher
so there are more successful collisions per unit time
what experiment shows the effect of surface area with rates of reaction
the marble chip experiment
what is the marble chip experiment
reacting calcium carbonate (marble) with hydrochloric acid
indépendant variable of the marble chip experiment
sizes of CaCO3(s) chips
dependant variable of the marble chip experiment
volume of CO2(g)
control variable of marble chip experiment
mass of CaCO3(s)
volume and concentration of HCL(aq)
temperature
results of marble chip experiment
faster beginning because the rate is increased, so the volume of CO2 is increasing faster
same final volume brace the amount of reactants hasn’t changed, so the experiment produces the same amount of CO2