Kinetics
Cards (30)
- What must reactant particles do for a chemical reaction to occur?
- Why do not all collisions result in a reaction?
- What is activation energy (E<sub>a</sub>)?
- What happens if particles collide with energy less than E<sub>a</sub>?
- What is the progress of a chemical reaction in terms of energy?
- What does a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution illustrate?
- How do gas molecules move in a container according to Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution?
- What does the peak of a Maxwell-Boltzmann curve represent?
- What does the area under the Maxwell-Boltzmann curve represent?
- What happens to the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curve at higher temperatures?
- How does temperature affect the proportion of molecules with activation energy?
- What is the effect of higher concentration or pressure on reaction rate?
- How does the shape of the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curve change with concentration?
- What do catalysts do to the activation energy of a reaction?
- How do catalysts affect the rate of reaction?
- What is the Haber process used for?
- What role does the iron catalyst play in the Haber process?
- What are the two main types of catalysts?
- What is an example of a homogeneous catalyst?
- What is an example of a heterogeneous catalyst?
- What do catalytic converters do in cars?
- How do catalysts affect the overall enthalpy change (ΔH) of a reaction?
- How does a lower activation energy affect the proportion of molecules that can react?
- What is the rate of reaction?
- How does the concentration of reactants change during a reaction?
- What happens to the reaction rate as reactant concentrations decrease?
- What is the reaction between sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid?
- What visual change indicates the progress of the reaction between sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid?
- What should be recorded during the reaction experiment?
- How does temperature affect the time for the cross to disappear?