Rates of Chemical Reactions: Speed up or Slow down
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OBJECTIVES: identify the factors affecting the rate of reaction; perform the let’s organize on your activity notebook; and recognize the rates of chemical reactions.
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What causes food to spoil?
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Collision Theory states that the rate of reaction is directly proportional to the number of collisions of molecules per second. The faster the molecules move, the greater the energy possess. During collisions, if the kinetic energy is greater, the molecules will vibrate strongly, breaking the bonds of the molecules involved in the reaction.
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Activation Theory is the minimum energy needed to initiate a chemical reaction. It should have an equal or greater kinetic energy than the active energy. They lack this kind of energy, the molecules will remain together, and there will be no change in the collision process.
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Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction 1. Concentration - The reaction rate increases the concentration of the reactants.
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Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction 2. Temperature effects - The temperature rise greatly affects the rate of reaction time. - This is because, as the average kinetic energy increases, the number of collisions, and the motion of the particles per unit of time.
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Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction 3. Surface Area - Most reactions involving a solid can only take place at the surface of the solid.
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Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction 4. Effects of Catalyst - A catalyst is any substance that increases the reaction rate without undergoing a chemical, and thus it doesn’t affect the results of the reaction. - For example: a car’s converter uses a platinum catalyst to change the toxic carbon monoxide into less toxic carbon dioxide gas abosorbing particles, resulting in collision and reaction.