Order Reactions + Reaction Rate

Question 1

Zero-Order Reaction
rate law

Answer 1

rate = k

Question 2

Zero-Order Reaction
units of rate constant

Answer 2

Ms^-1

Question 3

Zero-Order Reaction
plot needed for linear fit of rate data

Answer 3

[A] vs. t

Question 4

Zero-Order Reaction
relationship between slope of linear plot and rate constant

Answer 4

k = -slope

Question 5

First-Order Reaction
rate law

Answer 5

rate = k[A]

Question 6

First-Order Reaction
units of rate constant

Answer 6

s^-1

Question 7

First-Order Reaction
plot needed for linear fit of rate data

Answer 7

ln[A] vs. t

Question 8

First-Order Reaction
relationship between slope of linear plot and rate constant

Answer 8

k= -slope

Question 9

Second-Order Reaction
rate law

Answer 9

rate = k[A]^2

Question 10

Second-Order Reaction
units of rate constant

Answer 10

M^-1s^-1

Question 11

Second-Order Reaction
plot needed for linear fit of rate data

Answer 11

1/[A] vs. t

Question 12

Second-Order Reaction
relationship between slope of linear plot and rate constant

Answer 12

k = slope

Question 13

Six factors that affect the reaction rate:

Answer 13

↑ temperature
↑ pressure
↑RXN surface area
↑ concentrationmaking the “difficult” reactant the limiting reagent (LR)catalyst

Question 14

Reaction mechanisms (steps)
three criteria that is used to evaluate whether a reaction mechanism is either acceptable or not acceptable

Answer 14

1. show that the intermediates cancel
2. molecularity (count the total number of reactants in each elementary step)
3. check to see if the rate law for the rate determining step is equivalent to the rate law for the overall reaction