kinetics

• State 

  The greater the surface area of a material, the faster the reaction 
• Concentration 


  the more of something we have, the faster it may react
• Catalysts 

  A catalyst is a compound that increases the rate of a reaction 

  but does not get used up itself overall 
• • Kinetics 


  how fast a reaction goes, which is measured experimentally by determining how fast the reactants are used or the products are formed 
• Instantaneous rates


  how fast a reaction is going at any moment, average rates tell you over a longer period of time, initial rates are important 
• Reactions rates can be affected by

  the nature of the reaction, temperature or light energy, the state of matter and the concentration of reactants, and whether there are catalysts