Reaction Rates

2 Factors Affecting Reaction Rates

REVIEW Recall the definition of the Review Vocabulary term.
VOCABULARY
concentration
concentration

NEW VOCABULARY Define each New Vocabulary term.

catalyst
catalyst 
inhibitor
heterogeneous catalyst
homogeneous catalyst
inhibitor 

heterogeneous catalyst 

homogeneous catalyst 

Explain how reactants influence the rate at which a chemical reaction

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occurs by completing the following statement.

As the reactant increases, the increases.

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2 Factors Affecting Reaction Rates (continued)
Explain the effect each of the following has on the rate of a reaction.
reactivity of reactants

concentration

surface area

temperature

catalyst

inhibitors

Get It? Determine the relative reaction rate at 325 K.

Get It? Determine from the graph on page 504 how the use of a
catalyst affects the energy released in the reaction.

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 2 Factors Affecting Reaction Rates (continued)
CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
13. Explain why magnesium metal reacts with hydrochloric acid (HCl) at a faster rate
than iron does.

14. Explain how collision theory accounts for the effect of concentration on reaction
rate.

15. Explain the difference between a catalyst and an inhibitor.

16. Describe the effect on the rate of a reaction if one of the reactants is ground to a
powder rather than used as a single chunk.

17. Infer If increasing the temperature of a reaction by 10 K approximately doubles the

reaction rate, what would be the effect of increasing the temperature by 20 K?

18. Research how catalysts are used in industry, in agriculture, or in the treatment of
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contaminated soil, waste, or water. Write a short report summarizing your findings
about the role of a catalyst in one of these applications.

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