Topic 6 - The Rate and Extent of Chemical Change Flashcards
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What is the rate of reaction?
The rate of a chemical reaction is how fast the reactants are changed into products. Some happen quickly, some slowly.
What are the factors that affect the rate of reaction? (4)
- temperature - higher temp, faster rate
- concentration (or pressure for gas) - more concentrated/higher pressure reactants are, faster rate
- surface area - larger SA, faster rate
- catalysts - reactions with catalyst = faster that those without
What 2 things does Collision theory say rate of reaction is dependent on?
- The collision frequency of reacting particles (how often they collide). The more there are in a given period, the faster the reaction is.
- The energy transferred during a collision. Particles have to collide with enough energy to be successful.
What happens when increasing the frequency of collisions? (4)
- temperature => when temp. increased, particles move quicker they’ll collide more often and more collisions = faster rate of reaction
- concentration => means more particles of reactant knocking about between the water molecules, making collisions between important particles more likely
- pressure => means particles are squashed up together, so there will be more frequent collisions and faster rate of reaction
- surface area => increased SA:VOL means for same volume of solid, the particles around it in the solution will have more area to work on, means more frequent collisions and faster rate of reaction
What happens when increasing the energy of collision? (2)
- effect of temperature can be explained in terms of how much energy the particles have when they collide
- higher temp increases the energy of the collisions as it makes all the particles move faster
What is activation energy?
The minimum amount of energy required in order for the particles to react.
What is the rate of reaction directly proportional to?
The frequency of successful collisions.
What is a catalyst and how do they work?
A catalyst is a substance which can speed up a specific/certain reaction, without being changed or used up in the reaction. They work by decreasing the activation energy needed for a chemical reaction.
What is an enzyme?
A biological catalyst. They generally only catalyse a specific reaction for a specific molecule.
Rate of reaction calculation
Mean rate of reaction = quantity of reactant used or product produced/time taken
units follow trend of ‘units of amount of substance/unit of time’
What does a line of best fit on a rate of reaction graph look like?
A curved line, that starts off steep, gets shallower and levels off.
Comparing rate of reaction graphs (2)
- fastest reaction will be the line with the steepest slope at the beginning, and finish first (level off)
- reactions that start off with same amount of reactants will finish at same point on graph
What is a tangent?
A straight line that touches the curve at a particular point without crossing it.
How to draw a tangent?
- Place a ruler on the curve at a point where it’s just touching the curve.
- Adjust the ruler until the space between the ruler and the curve is equal on both sides of the point.
- Draw a line along the ruler to make the tangent.
How to calculate rate of reaction at a specific point using a tangent?
gradient = change in y/change in x
What is the chemical equation for Magnesium Metal and Hydrochloric Acid required practical?
2HCl(aq) + Mg(s) => MgCl2(aq) + H2(g)
What is the method for Magnesium Metal and Hydrochloric Acid required practical?
- Measure out 50cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid using a measuring cylinder, and add this to the conical flask.
- Add some magnesium ribbon to the acid and quickly attach an empty gas syringe to the flask.
- Start the stopwatch.
- Take readings of the volume at regular intervals until the volume hasn’t changed for 3 consecutive readings.
- Put the results in a table. Plot a graph with time on x-axis, and volume of gas produced on y-axis.
- Repeat with more concentrated acid solutions. Other variables/conditions should be kept exactly the same => makes experiment a fair test.
What is the chemical equation for Sodium Thiosulfate and Hydrochloric Acid required practical?
2HCl(aq) + Na2S2O3(aq) => 2NaCl(aq) + SO2(g) + S(s) + H2O(l)
What is the method for Sodium Thiosulfate and Hydrochloric Acid required practical?
- Start by adding 50cm3 of dilute sodium thioslufate solution to a flask.
- Place the flask on a piece of paper with a black cross drawn on it. Add 10cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid to the flask, give the flask a brief swirl to mix the reactants and start the stop watch.
- Now watch the black cross through the cloudy sulfur and time how long it takes to disappear. Record your results in a table.
- Repeat the reaction in exactly the same way, using the same concentrations of reactants and use results to calculate a mean time for cross to disappear (fair test).
- Repeat the reaction with solutions of either reactant at different concentrations (one at a time). Depth of liquid kept same, and person observing the cross kept same (fair test).
What is a reversible reaction?
A reversible reaction is one where the products of the reaction can themselves react to produce the original reactants. Reversible reactions can be represented like this; A + B ⇌ C + D
What is equilibrium?
When amounts of reactants and products reach a balance - their concentrations stop changing.
What is a closed system?
Where none of the reactants/ products in a reaction can escape and nothing else can get in.
What happens when equilibrium lies to the right?
The concentration of products are greater than that of reactants.
What happens when equilibrium lies to the left?
The concentration of reactants are greater than that of products.