S5 - Unit 3 Flashcards
What do industrial processes aim to do?
Maximise profit, minimise environmental impact
How do you make a standard solution?
- Weigh the solid into a small, clean beaker
- Dissolve in a small volume of water
- Transfer to a volumetric flask
- Make it up to the graduation mark with water
- Insert a stopper and invert several times to mix
What is a limiting reactant?
The reactant used up in a reaction which determines the mass of product formed
What is percentage yield?
The amount of product you actually make as a percentage of the amount you should theoretically make
What is atom economy?
A measure of the percentage of reactants that become useful products
Why must reaction rates be controlled in industrial processes?
Because if reaction rates are too high there will be the risk of explosion and if they’re too low the process will not be economical
What factors affect the rate of reaction?
- Concentration
- Particle size
- Temperature
- Pressure
- Collision geometry
What does it mean if a reaction is at equilibrium?
The rate of the forward reaction is equal to the reverse reaction
What happens when equilibrium is reached?
The concentrations of products and reactants remain constant
What factors affect the position of equilibrium?
- Concentration
- Particle size
- Temperature
What do catalysts do to the equilibrium?
Nothing, they only help reach equilibrium faster
What will happen when there is an increase in pressure when a reaction is in a state of equilibrium?
Will favour the side with the least gas moles
What will happen when there is an increase in temperature when a reaction is in a state of equilibrium?
Will favour the endothermic side
What will happen when there is an increase in a certain element when a reaction is in a state of equilibrium?
Will favour the side with the smaller volume of that element
What will happen when there is a decrease in pressure when a reaction is in a state of equilibrium?
Will favour the side with more gas moles
What will happen when there is a decrease in temperature when a reaction is in a state of equilibrium?
Will favour the exothermic side
What will happen when there is a decrease in a certain element when a reaction is in a state of equilibrium?
Will favour the side with the larger volume of that element
What will happen when an alkali is added to an equilibrium reaction?
The H ions will be removed
What will happen when an acid is added to an equilibrium reaction?
The H ions will increase
What must happen before products can be formed?
Reactant molecules must collide in the correct way