Topic 5- Physical chemistry and Transition elements Flashcards
reaction rate
change in quantities of reactants or products over time
zero order
concentration of reactant has no effect on rate
first order
rate depends on its concentration raised to the power of 1
second order
rate depends on its concentration raised to the power of 2
overall order
sum of orders with respect to each reactant
zero order concentration-time graph
straight line with a negative gradient
first order concentration-time graph
downwards curve with a decreasing gradient over time
constant half life
half life
time taken for half of a reactant to be used up
zero order rate-concentration graph
horizontal straight line with a gradient of 0
first order rate-concentration graph
straight line through the origin
rate and concentration directly proportional
second order rate-concentration graph
upward curve with increasing gradient
initial rate
instantaneous rate at the start of a reaction when the time=0
reaction mechanism
series of steps that make up an overall reaction
rate determining step
slowest step in the sequence
arrhenius equation
exponential relationship between rate constant and temperature
exponential factor
proportion of molecules that exceed Ea and have sufficient energy for the reaction to take place
homogenous equilibrium
equilibrium species that all have the same state or phase
heterogenous equilibrium
equilibrium species that have different states or phases
mole fraction
proportion by volume to the total volume of gases in a gas mixture
partial pressure
mole fraction x total pressure
effect on Kc when temperature increases
if forward reaction is exothermic the equilibrium will shift in the endothermic direction meaning the value of Kc will decrease
Bronsted-Lowry acid
proton donor