Module 5.1 Flashcards
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Meaning of rate of reaction
it is the change in concentration of reactant or a product per unit time .
what is the order
the order , with respect to a reactant is the power to which the concentration of the reactant is raised in the rate equation .
what is the rate constant k
is the constant that links the rate of equation with concentration of the reactants raised to power of their orders in the rae equation .
the rate equation
the rate equation for a reaction A+B–. C is given by ; rate =k[a[m[B]N , where m is the order of reaction with respect A and n is the order of reaction with respect to B .
what is the overall order
of a reaction is the sum of the individual orders m + n .
We learnt about collision theory in book 1 , how is this in relation to the rate equation
-reactions only proceed when successful collisions occur - that is particl emust collide with the correct orientaiton and with enough energy to overcoe the activation barrier 9i.e activation energy 0 . HOw frequently these successful collision soccur will determine the rate of a reaction .
what is the rate of reaction equaiton
rate of reaction = change in conc of reactant or product / time
How are rates measured
rates measured in moldm-3s-1 , (mol per dm3 per s 0 , but other units may sometimes , be more appropriate . If a reaction is very slow , a larger time scale (such as min 0 may be used . In this case , the units would e mol dm-3 min-1 . I
-If it is difficult to measure the concentration , you may use another measurement which allows you to monitor the amt of a product or reactant
. For example , if a gas is porduced in a reeaction , you could measure hte volume of gs porduced over a time period .
what is the order of reaction used for
-If more than one reactant is invovled in a reaction , each reactant can affect the rate of the reaction differently . The effect of the individul is described by stting an order with respect to each reactant . COnsider a reactant A , it is concentration affects the rate of a reaction . This can be expressed mathemticlly check page 10 .
learning tip about square brackets
square brackets are used to show a concentration
-the x denotes any power to which the concentration of a is raised .
fish sign means is proportional to .
meaning of zero order
zero order is if the order of 0 with respect to reactant A then rae is propotional to A to power of zero .
-THe rate is unaffected by changing the concentration of A .
-Note that any number to the power 0 is equal to 1 ..
meaning of first order
-If the order is 1 with respect to a reactant B then rate is proportional to [B]1 .
-If [B] , increased by 2 times , the rate also increases by 2 times .
-if [B] is increased by 3 times , the rate also increases by 3 times .
meaning of second order
If the order is 2 with respect to a reactant C , then rate is [c]2 . The change in rate will be equal to the change in concentration squared .
-If [C] increased by 2 times , the rate increased by 2squared = 4 times
-If [C] increases by 3 times , the rate increases by 32 squared , 9 times .
Rate reactions and overall orders
Chemist use rate equations to mathematically express the influence each reactant has on a reaction .
-Take the reaction A+B+C—. products .
-If the order for A , B and C were x y and z perspectively you could wirte the following expression for the rat .
rate is proportionla [A][B][C]
-The sign for proportional can be removed if a constant is addded into the equation . Chemists use the rate constant , k , he rate constant links the concentrations and orders of reactants to the rate . The expressiono then becomes a rate equation .
if any reactant is zero order , willit appear in the rate equation
no , that is because it does not affect the rate . For instance , in our example above , where the order are 0 , 1 , and 2 , with respect to A , B and C , the rate equation would be
rate=k[A]0[B]1[C]2
however , BECAUSE ANY NUMBER raised to the power of zero is one ,t he reactant can be remove d, powers of 2 can also e omited from outisde the brackets . but do not remove the reactant fromt he rate wquaiton .
rate ewution will become
RATE=K[B][C]2
what will the overall order of this reaction be
the overall order of a reaction is the sum of the individual orders .
-In this exampe abobe rate =k[B][C]2 and the overall order is +=
-the rate equation cn be determined only from experimental results . NOte that the orders are not the same as the numbers used to balance an equaiotn .
check calculating the value and units for rate constants
zero
first
second
third
do worked example 1 - page 12 - 13
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what is the half life
the half life of a reactant is the time taken for the concentration of the reactant to reduce by half
why do chemists use concentration time graphs
chemists can use concentration time graphs to fi dout about the rate and order of reactions . Theshapes of conentration time graphs depend on the order of the reaction .
finding rates from concentration - time graphs (1) - what can we measure for reactions involving cids or bases
pH changes by carrying out titrations .
pH changes using a pH meter
for reactions that produce gases , what can we measure
the change in volume or pressure .
-the loss in mass of reacants .
for reactions that produce visual changes what can we measure
the formation of a precipitiate
-colour change