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IB Kinetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Collision Theory | for a reaction to occur, two particles must collide with correct stereochemical orientation and sufficient energy (activation energy) |
| Increasing frequency of collisions | increases rate |
| rate determining step | slowest step |
| increase temperature | increase rate because particles move faster so there are more collisions per second and more particles will possess activation energy. |
| increase 10 degrees C | double rate of reaction |
| decrease temperature | decrease rate |
| increase surface area | rate increases because more particles can come in contact with reactant |
| decrease surface area | decrease rate |
| increase concentration | increase rate because there are more collisions per second |
| decrease concentration | decrease rate |
| catalyst | increases rate without being themselves chemically changed by providing an alternate pathway for reaction with a lower activation energy. More of the reactants possess this lower energy. |
| unimolecular process | single species breaking down into two or more products |
| biomolecular process | two species colliding and interacting |
| homogenous catalyst | same phase as reactants |
| hetergeneous catalyst | different phase as reactants |