Unit 9 Test Flashcards
The change in the amount of reactant or product per unit of time, generally calculated and expressed in M/sec
rate= change in [ ]/change in t
reaction rate
atoms, ions, and molecules can react to form products when they collide, provided that the particles have enough kinetic energy and the correct orientation. kinetic energy you need=activation energy
collision theory
a substance that increases the rate of reaction by lowering the activation-energy barrier; the catalyst is not used up in the reaction.
catalyst
proteins that act as biological catalysts
enzyme
a substance that interferes with the action of a catalyst and slows down the reaction rate
inhibitor
a diagram that illustrates the potential energy of the reactants and products for a chemical reaction and how this energy changes during the reaction
potential energy diagram
the minimum energy colliding particles must have in order to react
activation energy (Ea)
An unstable arrangement of atoms that exist momentarily at the peak of the activation-energy barrier; is an intermediate or transitional structure formed during the course of a reaction.
activated complex (transition state)
The amount of heart, or energy, absorbed or released in a chemical reaction; if change in H is positive then the reaction is endothermic, if change in H is negative then the reaction is exothermic
enthalpy (heat) of reaction (change in H)
A reaction in which energy is absorbed from the surroundings
endothermic
a reaction the releases energy to the surroundings
exothermic
a reaction in which the conversion of reactants to products and the conversion of products into reactants occur simultaneously
reversible reaction
a state of balance in which forward and reverse reactions are taking place at the same rate; no net change in the amounts of reactants and products occurs in the chemical system. rate forward=rate reverse
chemical equilibrium
the relative concentrations of reactants and products of a reaction that has reached equilibrium; indicated whether reactants or products are favored in the reversible reaction Keq greater than 1= products favored Keq less than 1=reactants favored
equilibrium position
when a stress is applied to a system at equilibrium, the system changes to relieve the stress.
Le Chatlier’s principle