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AS edexcel chemistry - kinetics

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How can you measure the rate of reaction?   Change in concentration of reactants (mol/dm3) divided by change in time OR change in concentration of products (mol/dm3) divided by change in time  
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Draw a graph for the concentration of reactants and products over time and what does this show?   Steep gradient at start- fast rate of reaction - high concentration of reactant, lots is being converted into product. At the end, gradient is 0 - no reaction occurs when all reactant has been converted into product. Overall decreasing rate of reaction  
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Draw the reaction profile diagrams for endo and exothermic reactions   There should be: delta H, activation energy, transition state, reactants, products, enthalpy on y axis  
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What is a phase?   2 substances are in different phases if a boundary can be seen between them e.g. oil and water  
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What is a homogeneous reaction?   Takes place in 1 phase  
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What is a heterogeneous reaction?   Takes place in multiple phases  
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What must occur for a reaction to happen? (collision theory)   The molecules of the reactants must collide - frequency of collisions determines rate of reaction. The collisions must have KE >/= activation energy. Molecules must collide with the correct orientation.  
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What is Ea?   The minimum amount of energy that the colliding molecules must possess for a successful collision  
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What is the effect of a high activation energy?   Reaction is slow - there are few molecules with KE that is greater than/equal to the activation energy, so the system is kinetically stable.  
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What is a Maxwell-Boltzmann model?   Model of distribution of molecular energies is a graph with the number of molecules with a particular energy against the KE  
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What factors affect the rate of reaction? What type of reactions do they affect?   Pressure (homogeneous reaction of gases), concentration (reaction of solutions), temperature (all), surface area (heterogeneous reaction involving a solid), catalysis (all, however the catalyst is specific to reactions)  
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How does pressure affect the rate of reaction? How do you make high pressure?   High pressure = more reactant molecules per unit of vol = increased frequency of collision = by probability increased frequency of successful collisions = increased rate of reaction. Pump more reactant gas into container/ make volume of container smaller  
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How does concentration affect the rate of reaction?   High conc = more reactant molecules per unit of vol = increased frequency of collisions = by probability, increased frequency of successful collisions = increased rate of reaction. Concentration and rate of reaction are directly proportional  
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How does temperature affect the rate of reaction?   Higher temperature = increased rate of reaction. 1) molecules have higher average KE, so a greater proportion of collisions have KE >/= Ea and are successful. 2) increases chance of collisions and frequency of collisions  
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Draw a Maxwell-Boltzmann graph of two temperatures, where T2 > T1, and explain the curves.   Both start at origin, end by tending towards x axis. Number of molecules on y, KE on x. Same area under curves. Peak of T2 right and lower than T1= at higher temperatures, more energy levels are accessible to the system, so the number of molecules...  
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Continued   at each energy level is lower, and the most common energy level is of a higher kinetic energy. The area under the curves to the right of the activation energy is the number of molecules with sufficient KE for a successful collision.  
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How does surface area affect the rate of reaction?   Greater surface area of solid e.g. powder = increased number of reactant particles exposed at one time = increased frequency of collisions = by probability increased frequency of successful collisions = higher rate of reaction  
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How do catalysts affect the rate of reaction?   They increase ROR by providing an alternative path with lower Ea. The number of molecules with KE >/= Ecat is higher than the number of molecules with KE >/= Euncat so a greater proportion of collisions are successful, higher rate of reaction  
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How does a heterogeneous catalyst work?   It promotes a reaction through its active sites (places where reactants can bond). Gaseous reactant + active site -> adsorbed reactant. Adsorbed reactant -> adsorbed product. Adsorbed product -> gaseous product + free active sites  
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How does a homogeneous catalyst work?   The catalyst bonds to one reactant and forms an intermediate compound, which then reacts with the other reactant to reform the catalyst  
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Enzymes are?   Biological catalysts, lock and key hypothesis, active sites are highly specific for their substrate  
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How can you experimentally determine rate of reaction? Limitations?   Measure time taken for a certain mass of reactant to react or product to form, 1/t is rate of reaction. Observable changes: time taken for a certain volume of gas to be formed, time taken for a colour change in a colorimeter, time taken to produce...  
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continued   enough solid to hide a cross on a piece of paper under the reaction apparatus. Limitation: rate of reaction starts decreasing as soon as reactants are mixed!  
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Draw the Maxwell-Boltzmann graph for catalysed and uncatalysed reactions   1 graph, Ecat to the left of Euncat  
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