Rates of Reactions – Flashcards
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What does Rates of Reaction mean?
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The amount of a reactant of product used up or produced in a unit of time
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How do you measure the Rate of Reaction?
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We monitor the change in concentration of either reactant of the products over a unit of time.
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What is collision theory?
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For a reaction to take place, the particles of the reactants much collide with one another. The colliding particles must have sufficient energy to react, this energy is known as activation energy. Collisions of particles that have overcome their bonds and required activation energy are called successful collisions.
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How do you increase the rate of a chemical reaction?
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It is necessary to increase the frequency of successful collisions. i.e. more successful collisions need to take place every second.
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What are four factors that affect the rate of reaction?
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the concentration of a reactant
the temperature of at which the reaction takes place
the surface area of the reactant
the addition of a catalyst
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What is the effect of increasing the concentration?
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Increasing the concentration of a reactant increases the number of particles of reactant in the given volume (of a liquid or gas). Therefore the reacting particles will collide more often and there is a greater chance that particles will collide and have successful collisions.
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What is the effect of increasing the temperature?
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Increasing the temperature increases the average kinetic energy of the reactant particles and therefore more of the collisions that take place will have the necessary activation to react. Hence there will be more successful collisions per second. Every 10° increase the rate of reaction doubles.
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What is the effect of increasing the surface area of the solid?
The smaller the piece of the solid, the larger the overall surface area.
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Thus if you increase the surface area of the solid, there will be more particles of the solid exposed to the other reactant. Hence, there will be more successful collisions per second.
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When iron nail is heated in a blue Bunsen flame it glows red. What happens when iron powder is sprinkled into the same blue Bunsen flame?
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The iron powder(iron fillings) immediately burn and produce yellow - orange sparks.
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What is a catalyst?
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A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction. They never produce more product. They just produce the same amount more quickly.
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How do catalysts increase rates of reactions?
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Catalysts work by offering an alternative pathway to lower activation energy. This means that more of the collisions taking place will have the necessary activation energy. Hence there will be more successful collisions per second.
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What group of metals are catalysts normally?
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Transition Metals such as Nickel, Iron Platinum
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What is activation energy?
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The minimum amount of energy needed for the particles to react.
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What does the rate of reaction depend on?
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the frequency of collisions between particles.
the energy with which particles collide.
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What is the calculating rate for rate of reaction
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Amount of product formed or reactant used up / time
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How is Nickel used as a catalyst?
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In the production of margarine (hydrogenation of vegetable oils.)
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How is Iron used as a catalyst?
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In the production of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen. (the Haber process.)
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How is Platinum used as a catalyst?
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In catalytic converters of car exhausts. It catalyses the conversion of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide into the less polluting carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
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Why are catalysts important for the industry?
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Products can be made more quickly, saving time and money.
The catalysts reduce the need for high temperatures, saving fuel and reducing pollution.
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What is a Biological catalyst?
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Special types of protein called enzymes.
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Why do we need biological catalysts?
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As living cells use chemical reactions to produce new materials. To do this quickly and effectively they use biological catalysts called ENZYMES.
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What is an active site?
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Enzymes are large protein molecules which contain an area where a chemical reaction can take place;
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What temperature to enzymes work best at?
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At a temperature of around 37 Deg C (Body Temperature) as at high temperatures they are de-natured.
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What pH do enzymes work at?
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Different enzymes operate best at different pH values, so pH can also de-nature an enzyme if it is the incorrect one for a particular enzyme.