Chemistry Paper 2- Major Focus Of Exam Flashcards
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How can you find the speed of a reaction?
Recording the amount of product formed and reactants used up
Do the fastest rates of reaction have steeper or flatter lines?
Steeper
What must particles do in order to react?
Collide with enough energy
What are the 4 factors that affect the rate of reaction ?
Temperature, concentration, surface area, presence of a catalyst
Explain how increased temperature affects rate of reaction (4)
Particles gain kinetic energy
Move faster
Increased frequency of successful collisions
Increased rate of reaction
Explain the affect of concentration on the rate of reaction (4)
More particles in a fixed volume
Increased frequency of successful collisions
Increased rate of reaction
What factor does pressure act similar to in rates of reaction ?
Concentration
Explain how surface area affects rate of reaction (4)
More particles are on show( exposed)
Increased frequency of collisions
Increased rate of reaction
How can surface area of solid be increase?
Break into smaller pieces
How does using a catalyst increase the rate of reaction?
Lower the activation energy- provide an alternative reaction pathway
What’s the equation for mean rate of reaction?
Rate of reaction= amount of reactant used/product formed/ time
What are the 3 different ways in measuring rate of reaction?
Precipitation and colour change
Change in mass
Volume of gas given off
Describe the practical to measure rate of reaction involving sodium thiosulfate
Add set volume of sodium thiosulfate to flask
Place flask on paper with a cross
Add some HCL and start timer
Watch black cross disappear and time how long it takes
What are some control variables in the sodium thiosulfate experiment
Volume of sodium thiosulfate and HCL
Same cross
Same person
What can you draw to find the reaction rate at a particular point?
Draw a tangent
When is equilibrium only reached ?
If the reversible reaction takes place in a closed system
What 3 factors does the position of equilibrium depend on?
Temperature, pressure, concentration
What do reversible reactions try to do?
Counteract changes
If equilibrium lies to the right, is the concentration of products greater or less than of the reactants
Greater
If you decrease the temperature, which reaction will be favoured ?
The exothermic direction
If you raise the temperature, which way will the equilibrium move?
In the endothermic direction
What does changing pressure only affect ?
A reaction involving gases
If you increase the pressure, where will the equilibrium shift?
To the side with fewer gas molecules
If the pressure is lowered, what direction does the equilibrium move?
In the direction with the most gas molecules