Unit 1: Section 5 - Kinetics, Equilibria and Redox Reactions Flashcards

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What is the equation for reaction rate?

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Reaction rate = Amount of reactant used or product formed / Time

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What is collision theory?

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A reaction between 2 particles won’t take place unless they collide in the correct orientation and with at least the minimum amount of kinetic energy required

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What is the activation energy?

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The minimum amount of kinetic energy that particles need to react

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What does a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curve show?

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The area under the graph - the total number of molecules
The curve starts at (0,0) - no molecules have zero energy
The peak - the most probable energy
To the right of the peak - mean energy of all the molecules
Molecules that can react - to the right of the activation energy

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How does increasing the temperature affect the rate of reactions?

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  1. If you increase the temperature of a reaction, the particles will on average have more kinetic energy and will move faster therefore the rate of reaction will be faster
  2. A greater number of particles will have at least the activation energy and be able to react
    3 .This pushes the Maxwell-Boltzmann to the right, but there are the same number of particles so the area has to stay the same
  3. as the molecules are moving faster, they will also collide faster
  4. As you get 2 effects happening, small increases in temperature will led to large increases in reaction rate
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How does increasing the concentration affect the rate of reactions?

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  1. The particles will on average be closer together
  2. If they’re closer, they will collide more often
  3. If collisions happen more frequently, they’ll have more chances to react
  4. Therefore the rate of reaction increases
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How does increasing the pressure affect the rate of reactions?

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  1. More of the gas particles are closer together
  2. So they are more likely to collide so collisions take place more frequently
  3. Therefore the reaction rate increases
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What is a catalyst?

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A substance that increases the rate of a reaction by providing an alternative pathway with a lower activation energy, the catalyst is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction

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How do catalysts work?

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  • Provide an alternative reaction route of lower activation energy
  • More particles have energy > activation energy, so more frequent successful collisions, so increased reaction rate
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How do catalysts affect graphs?

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  1. In an energy profile, the activation energy will be lowered
  2. In a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curve, the activation energy line is shifted the the left
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How to measure reaction rates by timing how long it takes for a precipitate to form?

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  1. Used when the product is a precipitate which clouds the solution
  2. Watch a cross through the solution and time how long it takes to disappear
  3. You need to have the same observer every time, and the same cross because roughly the same amount of precipitate will be produced when the cross is obscured
  4. This is a very subjective method though
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How to measure reaction rates by measuring a decreases in mass?

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  1. Used when the product is a gas
  2. As gas is produced, the mass of the reaction mixture decreases
  3. The method is accurate, but as releases gas into the atmosphere, it is usually done in a fume cupboard
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How to measure reaction rates by measuring the volume of gas given off?

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  1. Use a gas syringe to measure the volume of gas being produced
  2. Gas syringe usually gives the volume to the nearest 0.1cm^3 so is usually an accurate method
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14
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What is dynamic equilibrium?

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When the forward reaction is going at the same rate as the backward reaction so the concentrations of reactants and products stays constant
This can only happen in a closed system

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What is Le Chatelier’s principle?

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If a reaction at equilibrium is subjected to a change in concentration, pressure or temperature, the position of equilibrium will move to counteract the change

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What happens if you increase/decrease the concentration of a reactant/product in a reaction at equilibrium?

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  1. If you increase the concentration of a reactant, the equilibrium will shift to the right to make more product
  2. If you increase the concentration of a product, the equilibrium will shift to the left to make more reactant
  3. Decreasing the concentration will have the opposite effect
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What happens if you increases/decrease the pressure in a reaction at equilibrium?

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  1. Increasing the pressure will shift the equilibrium to the side with fewer gas molecules, this will reduce the pressure
  2. Decreasing the pressure will shift the equilibrium to the side with more gas molecules, this will increase the pressure
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What happens if you increases/decrease the temperature in a reaction at equilibrium?

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  1. If you increase the temperature, the equilibrium position will shift in the endothermic direction
  2. If you decrease the temperature, the equilibrium position will shift in the exothermic direction
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How do catalysts affect the equilibrium position?

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Catalysts have no effect on the position of the equilibrium, they can’t increase yield but they do mean equilibrium is reached faster

20
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What is Kc?

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The equilibrium constant which can be used to find concentrations in equilibrium mixtures

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What affects Kc?

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  1. If you change the temperature of the system, you also will change the equilibrium concentrations of the products and reactants so Kc will change - if change in temp=more product=Kc rises but if change in temp=less product=Kc decreases
  2. Changing concentrations or adding a catalyst doesn’t affect Kc
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What is a redox reaction?

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A reaction where electrons are transferred

23
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What is oxidation?

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The loss of electrons
OR
Gain of oxygen (or any electronegative element)
OR
Loss of hydrogen (or any electropositive element)

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What is reduction?

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The gain of electrons
OR
Loss of oxygen (or any electronegatice element)
OR
Gain of hydrogen (or any electropositive element)

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What is the difference between an oxidising reagent and a reducing agent?

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Oxidising agent - Accepts electrons and gets reduced
Reducing agent - Donates electrons and gets oxidised

26
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What is the definition of oxidation state?

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A number which represents the number of electrons lost or gained by an atom of that element in the compound
(if electrons are lost number is positive, if electrons are gaiend number is negative)

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What are the oxidation state rules?

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  1. Uncombined elements/diatomic - 0
  2. Monoatomic atom - same as its charge
  3. Compound ions - ion charge
  4. Neutral compound - 0
  5. Combined oxygen - nearly always -2 but in peroxides -1
  6. Combined hydrogen - +1 except in metal hydrides where it’s -1
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How to form half equations

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  1. Split into the reactant getting oxidised and reduced, and their products
  2. Balance the 2 equations, adding H2O to balance oxygens and H+ to balance hydrogens
  3. Add electrons to balance charges
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What is the definition of disproportionation?

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Where in a redox reaction, the oxidation states of atoms of the same element increases for some atoms, whereas decrease for some atoms