Rate of reaction

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Cards (10)

  • Temperature increases the kinetic energy of the particles, they move quicker, they collide more often, more collisions mean a faster rate of reaction
  • Increasing concentration means that there are more particles to collide with each other, more collisions per second, the frequency for successful collisions increase
  • Catalysts provide an alternate reaction pathway at a lower activation energy
  • Increasing surface area: increases its surface area to volume ratio, so there'll be more frequent collisions and the rate of reaction will be faster
  • Increasing pressure means that the particles are more compressed, less space for them to move around, frequency of collisions increase, faster rate of reaction