The rate of extent of chemical changes Flashcards
If a line is steep in a graph of time and amount of product produced, what do you know about rate of reaction
The rate of reaction will be very fast/ high
What are the characteristics on a graph of a quick reaction
Steep line
Flattens quickly
What must a particle do to react
It must collide
With enough energy
Activation energy
The minimum amount of energy needed for a rection called. It is at this point that there is enough energy for bonds to break
What does rate of reaction depend on (5)
Temperature
Pressure
Catalyst
Concentration
Surface area
How does increasing the temperature increase rate of reaction
When temperature increases
Energy of particles increase
Kinetic energy increses
More particle have more energy
More collisions will occur
More collisions will have sufficient energy to react
More reactions will occur in the same time period
How does increasing concentration increase rate of reaction
If there is a higher concentration
There will be more particles in the same volume of space
So there will be moer collisions
So there will be more successful collisions
So rate of reaction will increase
How does increasing surface area increase rate of reaction
If there is more pieces of the reactant, it will have a higher surface area to volume ratio
There will be more frequent collisions
More frequent successful collisions
More rate of reaction
How does using a catalyst increase the rate of reaction
A catalyst provides an alternative reaction pathway with a lower activation energy which means more collisions will have the required activation energy so there will be more frequent successful collisions and a higher rate of reaction.
What is the equtaion for rate of reaction
(Amount of reactant used up/ Product formed) / Time
What are three things you can measure for a rate of reaction
- Precipitation and colour change
- Change in mass (gas given off)
- Volume of gas given off
How can you measure precipitation and colour change
- Record the visual change in a reaction if the intial solution is transparent
- Observe a mark through the solution and see how long it takes to disappear
- See how long it take to lose or gain colour
What is a disadvantage of seeing rate of reaxtion from precipitate/ colour change
It is all subjective and you cant agree on a single time
How can you measure change in mass
And is it a good way of measuring rate
Put it on a balance before reaction (just products)
Record the mass change after
It is the best was to measure rate of reactio (if your mass balance is very accurate)
How can you measure volume of gas given off
Is it a good method of measuring rate
Use a gas syring connected to a bung and delivery tube
It is a good method of measuring rates as the gas syringe gives accurate measurements to 1cm^3