chem Flashcards
(39 cards)
Exothermic Reaction
Gives out energy to the surroundings usually in the form of heat
Endothermic Reaction
Takes energy from its surroundings in the form of heat, showing a fall in temp
reaction profiles?
are diagrams that show the relative energies of the reactants and products in a reaction, it also shows how energy changes over time
Activation energy, also known as…
Ea
Activation energy?
minimum amount of energy the reactants need to collide with each other and react.
Exothermic reactions in reaction profiles?
products are at a lower energy than the reactants
Endothermic reactions in reaction profiles?
products are at a higher energy than the reactants because the energy is taken in.
Enthalpy change in Exothermic Reactions?
Negative
Enthalpy change in Endothermic?
Postitive
Enthalpy Change?
amount of heat evolved or absorbed in a reaction carried out at constant pressure.
Rate of reaction dependencies?
1) temp
2) concentration of a solution or pressure of gas
3) Surface area, changes are dependant of the size of the solid
4) Presence of a catalyst
what does more collisions do to the rate of reactions?
It gets it higher
name 4 things that increase the rate of reactions?
1) higher temp
2) higher concentration/pressure
3) Catalysts
4) Smaller solid particles combining more Surface Area
reactions only happen if…
particles collide with enough energy
In gas, what does it mean by increasing the pressure?
getting the particles to be more crowded, frequency of collisions will increase.
What happens if a solution is made more concentrated
It means there are more particles of reactant in the same volume
What will increase when a solid is breaking into smaller pieces?
Surface area
A catalyst is a substance which increases the rate of a reaction without…
being chemically changed or used up in the reaction.
will a catalyst change the products of a reaction?
No, so the reaction equation will stay the same.
Because it isn’t used up, you can use catalysts for large amounts of reactants.
Do Catalysts work with all reactions?
No.
How do catalysts work?
They decrease the activation energy for a reaction to occur, making it quicker. They do this by providing an alternative reaction pathway that has a lower activation energy
What does a catalyst do to the particles?
more of the particles will have the minimum amount of energy needed for a reaction to occur when particles collide.
What substances make great fuels?
Hydrocarbons.
Is burning a combustion reaction?
Yes.