Reaction Kinetics: The Essentials

Question 1: For the SquaDrone, we are going to utilize the product of the hydrogen peroxide
decomposition reaction. What is the product of that reaction?
✓ Oxygen and water
– Hydrogen and water
– Hydrogen peroxide
– Hydrogen and oxygen

Question 2: Excellent! What does the Control O2 graph show?

✓ Oxygen concentration increased over time
– Oxygen concentration decreased over time
– Hydrogen peroxide concentration increased over time
– Water concentration decreased over time

Question 3: The reaction rate is the change in the concentration of either the reactant or product (X)
per unit of time (t). Considering the definition, which mathematical formula can we use to express
the reaction rate?
✓ Rate = ∆[X]/∆t
– Rate = ∆[X] + ∆t
– Rate = ∆t/∆[X]
– Rate = ∆[X]∆t

Question 4: Cool. Consider our reaction again: 2 H2O2 (aq) → 2 H2O (l) + O2 (g).
I've extracted the experimental data from your run. It is as follows:What can you say about the
consumption of hydrogen peroxide compared to the production of oxygen?

✓ Rate of consumption of H2O2 = 2 x Rate of production of O2

– Rate of consumption of H2O2 = (Rate of production of O2)2
– Rate of consumption of H2O2 = 0.5 x Rate of production of O2
– Rate of consumption of H2O2 = Rate of production of O2

Question 5: What happens if we lower the temperature of the reaction environment?

✓ The molecules have a lower kinetic energy
– The molecules have a higher kinetic energy
– The molecules move faster
– The reaction rate is higher

Question 6: Okay, so according to collision theory, the molecules must have enough energy when
they collide to cause chemical bonds to break and form. In other words, for a reaction to happen.
What do we call the minimum energy required to initiate a chemical reaction?
✓ Activation energy
– Collision energy
– Heat energy
– Reaction energy

Question 7: After adding a catalyst, what did you notice about the reaction rate?

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 ✓ It increased
– It decreased, then increased
– It decreased
– It did not change

Question 8: From experimenting with the solvents, which of the statements below are most correct
for the reaction rate of our experiment?
✓ Water as solvent results in the highest reaction rates
– Acetone as solvent results in the highest reaction rates
– Solvent has no effect on reaction rate
– An acetone-water mixture as solvent results in the highest reaction rates

Question 9: Very cool. Can you figure out how having a higher potential energy for the reactant
affects the activation energy, all other things being equal?

You can carry out more experiments if you'd like before answering this question.
✓ It decreases the activation energy
– There's no systematic effect on activation energy
– There's no effect on the activation energy
– It increases the activation energy

Question 10: What can you notice by changing the effect of the catalyst?

You can carry out more experiments if you'd like before answering this question.
✓ Reaction with catalyst has a lower activation energy
– Reaction with catalyst has a higher activation energy
– Catalyst increases potential energy of reactant
– Catalyst lowers potential energy of product

Question 11: Let's take a look at Arrhenius formula and rate law of hydrogen peroxide
decomposition again: k = Ae-Ea/RT , Rate = k [H2O2]rate constant k equals A times e to the power of
minus the activation energy, divided by R T. With the rate equal to k times the concentration of
hydrogen peroxide
Which of the following statements is correct?
✓ The lower the activation energy, the faster the reaction rate
– The higher the activation energy, the faster the reaction rate
– The higher the temperature, the lower the reaction rate
– The higher the concentration, the higher activation rate

Question 12: What can you notice in relation to chemical bonds by changing the potential energy of
reactants and products for our exothermic reaction?
✓ As the reaction proceeds, energy is released
– As the reaction proceeds, there's no change in the energy of the reaction system
– As the reaction proceeds, the number of molecules changes
– As the reaction proceeds, energy is absorbed

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