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collision theory

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A model that explains reaction rate as based on the number, every, and orientation of colliding particles.

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Arrhenius equation

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An equation that expresses the exponential relationship between temperature and the rate constant.

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activation energy

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The minimum energy with which molecules must collide to react.

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effective collision

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A collision in which the particles meet with sufficient energy and orientation that allows them to react.

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frequency factor

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The product of the collision frequency Z and an orientation probability factor p that is specific for a reaction.

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transition state theory

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A model that explains how the energy of reactant collisions is used to form a high-energy transitional species that can change to reactant or product

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transition state

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An unstable species formed in an effective collision of reactants that exists momentarily when the system is highest in energy and that can either form products or re-form reactants

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reaction energy diagram

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A graph that shows the potential energy of a reacting system as it progresses from reactants to products

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reaction mechanism

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A series of elementary tips that sum to the overall reaction and is consistent with the rate law

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elementary reaction

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A simple reaction that describes a single molecular event in proposed reaction mechanism

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molecularity

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The number of reactant particles involved in a elementary step

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unimolecular reaction

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An elementary reaction that involves the decomposition or rearrangement of a single particle.

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bimolecular reaction

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An elementary reaction involving the collision of two reactant species

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rate-determining step

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The slowest step in a reaction mechanism and therefore the step that limits the overall rate.

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reaction intermediate

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A substance that is formed and used up during the overall reaction and therefore does not appears int he overall equation

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catalyst

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A substance or mixture that increases the rate of a reaction without being used up in the process.

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homogeneous catalyst

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A catalyst that exists in the same phase as the reactants.

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heterogeneous catalyst

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A catalyst that occurs in a different phase from the reactants, usually a solid interacting with gaseous or liquid reactants.

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hydrogenation

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The addition of hydrogen to a carbon-carbon multiple bond to form a carbon-carbon single bond.

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enzyme

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A biological macromolecule that acts as a catalyst

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active site

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The region of an enzyme formed by specific amino acid side chains at which catalysis occurs.

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equilibrium constant

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The value obtained when equilibrium concentrations are substituted into the reaction quotient.

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law of chemical equilibrium

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The law stating that when a system reaches equilibrium a given temperature, the ratio of quantities that make up the reaction quotient has a constant numerical value

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reaction of quotient

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A ratio of terms for a given reaction consisting of product concentrations multiplied together and divided by reactant concentrations multiplied together, each raised to the power of their balancing coefficient. The value of Q changes until the system reaches equilibrium, at which point it equals K.

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Le Chatelier’s principle

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A principle stating that if a system in a stat of equilibrium is disturbed, it will undergo a change that shifts its equilibrium position in a direction that reduces the effect of the disturbance

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Haber process

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An industrial process used to form ammonia from its elements

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hydronium ion

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A proton covalently bonded to a water molecule

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Arrhenius acid-base definition

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A model of acid-base behavior in which an acid is a substance that has H in its formula and dissociates in water to yield H3O+, and a base is a substance that has OH in its formula and produces OH- in water

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neutralization

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Process that occurs when an H+ ion from an acid combines with an OH- ion from a base to from H2O

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acid-dissociation constant

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An equilibrium constant for the dissociation of an acid in H2O to yield the conjugate base and H3O+

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autoionization

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A reaction in which two molecules of a substance react to give ions

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ion-product constant for water

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The equilibrium constant for the auto ionization of water; equals to 1.00x10^-14 at 298K

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pH

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The negative common logarithm of H3O+

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acid-base indicator

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An organic molecule whose color is different in acid and in base and is used to monitor the equivalence point of a titration or the pH of a solution

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Bronsted-Lowry acid-base definition

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A model of acid-base behavior baed on proton transfer in which an acid and a base are defined, respectively, as species that donate and accept a proton.

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proton donor

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A substance that donates an H+ ion

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proton acceptor

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A substance that accepts and H+ ion

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conjugate acid-base pair

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Two species related to each other through the gain or loss of a proton; the acid has one more proton that its conjugate base.

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polypro tic acid

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An acid with more than one ionized proton.

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base-dissociation constant

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An equilibrium constant for the reaction of a base with H2O to yield the conjugate acid and OH-

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Lewis acid-base definition

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A model of acid-base behavior in which acids and bases are defined, respectively, as species that accept and donate an electron pair.

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adduct

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The product of a Lewis acid-base reaction characterized by the formation of a new covalent bond.

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