Test 2 Flashcards
chemical kinetics
the study of the rate of the chemical reaction and the factors that affect it
reaction rates can be measured by
the disappearing reactants or by the appearing products
average reaction rate
change in the measurable quantity of a chemical species/change in time
average reaction rate must be
positive
if finding the instantaneous rate
find the slope of the tangent line
determining measurable quantity: solids
-change in volume with a graduated cylinder, caliper, ruler
-change in mass with a balance
determining measurable quantity: liquid
-change in volume with a graduated cylinder, pipette
-change in mass with a balance
determining measurable quantity: solution
-take aliquots of solutions and perform titrations to calculate change in concentration
-take aliquots and use a spectrophotometer to measure color change(change in concentration)
-take aliquots and measure pH to see change in concentration
determining measurable quantity:gas
-change in volume with a eudiometer
-change in pressure with a manometer
factors that affect the rate: surface area
increase the surface area of solids, more molecules are exposed and can react
factors that affect the rate: concentration
-increasing the concentration of a solution allows more molecules to react
-increasing the concentration of gases increases the number of molecules reacting and increases the partial pressure of the gas
factors that affect the rate: temperature
-most significant factor that affects reaction rate
-increasing temperature increases the movement of reactants and applies force when they collide
-temperature is directly proportional to kinetic energy
-for most chemical reactions, raising the temperature 10 degrees C, will double the rate of reaction
factors that affect the rate: nature of reactants
differences in molecular size, electronegativity, pH, polarity, and other factors affect the rate of a reaction
factors that affect the rate: catalysts
-substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but does not get used up in a reaction
inhibitor
substance that slows down a chemical reaction by interacting with a reactant
state of matter rxn rate
solid<liquid<gas<solution
collision theory
states that the rate of a reaction depends on the number of collisions between reactants and fraction of collisions that produce a product
number of collisions between reactants
affected by temperature, concentration, and surface area
fraction of collisions that produce a product
affected by catalysts and temperature
factors that make effective collisions between reactants
- geometric shape of the reactants
- collision geometry(angle of collision)
- activation energy
activation energy
amount of energy required to make a reactant react