Unit 8

8.2 Surface Area and the Rate of

Reaction
Learning • 9Cc.04 Describe the effects of
concentration, surface area and
temperature on the rate of reaction, and

Objective explain them using the particle model.

 Concentration

collision

surface area
Key Words temperature

rate of reaction

particle model
Entry Ticket

• What is a chemical
Reaction?
• How does collision of
particles help increase rate
of reaction?
 Elevator Pitch

At the end of the lesson any one of you will This will be your elevator pitch for this lesson!
summarize whatever you have learned in this
lesson in front of the class.
Activation Energy
• Gasoline for your car would ignite
as soon as it encountered air.
• You would burst into flames.
• Trees would spontaneously
combust.
• Activation energy is why these
things do not happen, there is an
energy barrier, so most reactions
need to be ‘started off’ by putting
in some energy.
Ways of measuring rate of
reactions
How can we measure the rate of reactions?
Surface Area
 • How does surface area of the
reactant affect?
• Which reactant reacts faster, larger
lumps or small pieces?
• What happens to the rate of
reaction when reactant particles
Activity Time! are finely powdered?
Time for the Elevator Pitch!
 Exit Ticket
List three factors that affect the rates of reactions.
Group Activity • Design an experiment to test the
effect of temperature on the rate of
reaction.
• Use the image and the sub-headings
below to help you
• Hypothesis
• Dependent and Independent variables
• Equipment
• Method (mention reliability)
• Safety considerations
Apparatus
Methodology
Recording and
Analyzing
results
WHY SHOULD WE TAKE 3
READINGS AND
INCLUDED A MEAN?
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