RATE OF REACTION

with SIR MANNY P. VISTA

GRADE 12 STEM GEN CHEM 2
Subject Teacher
OBJECTIVES :

Describe how various factors

influence the rate of a reaction
 CHEMICAL KINETICS
Chemical Kinetics
 It refers to the study of the rates and mechanism of a chemical
reaction of which system is not in equilibrium.
 the concepts of chemical kinetics are vital in the field of
pharmacology, specifically the pharmacokinetics, , which deals with
the absorption , distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
from biological system.
 It also plays important roles in assessing pollutants in the
atmosphere.
 CHEMICAL KINETICS
 Chemical Reaction subject to Kinetic studies :
o Homogenous reaction – those which occur in single phase
Example : decomposition of nitrogen dioxide
2NO2  2NO + O2 NOTE : reactants and products
are all gasses
o Heterogeneous reaction – involves two or more substance.
Example : decomposition of benzenediazonium chloride
( C6H5N+) Cl  C2H5Cl + N2
NOTE : reactant ( benzenediazonium aqueous solution ) and products
(chlorobenzene, a liquid, and nitrogen gas )
 RATE OF REACTION
Rate of Reaction – the change of concentration over time necessary for the reaction to take place.
- the reaction rate deals with the speed at which the concentration of either the reactant or the product
changes over specified time.
Consider : 2N2O5  4NO2 + O2
- Expressed as : rate decomposition = [ ∆N2O5 ] rate of formation = [ ∆NO2 ]
∆t ∆t

Where: ∆N2O5 - the reactant or the product

t - denotes time in second or minutes
[ ] - pertains to the molar concentration, millimole/ L ( mmol/L)
Rate of Reaction – usually has unit of mol/L-sec or mol/L-min
say, rate of decomposition = - [ ∆N2O5 ]
∆t
note : the concentration of the reactant always decrease over period of time,
 RATE OF REACTION
 Example
If the reaction 2O3  3O2 has rate of [ ∆O3 ] = -0.0010mol/L-s
∆t
What is the rate of formation of [ ∆O2 ] at that given time?
∆t
Solution :
rate of formation = 0.0010mol O3 (3 mole O2 ) = 1.5 x 10-3 mol/ L-s
L-s 2 mole O3
Note : formation for O2 is higher than the rate of consumption .
 RATE OF REACTION
 Try this :
If the reaction 2NO2  2NO + O2
has rate of [ ∆NO2 ] = -0.00030mol/L-s
∆t
What is the rate of formation of [ ∆O2 ] at that given time?
∆t
Solution :
rate of formation = (0.00030 mol NO2)( 1 mole O2 ) = 1.5 x 10-3 mol/ L-s
L-s 2 mole NO2
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DISCUSSION