Modifying Factors for Chemical Rates of Reaction

When we investigate the rate of reaction we are looking at the...

• amount of product formed

• speed of reaction

• concentration of reacting particles

• combining reactants with products

Which factors increase the rate of a reaction.

• increasing temperature
• increasing concentration
• increasing surface area
• all of these

Increase in temperature of the reactants can do one of the following

• Slow collision frequency
• Allow less effective collision between the particles
• Neutralise the reaction
• increase collision between the particles thus increasing the rate.

Why does a catalyst increase the rate of reaction?

• it produces extra energy for the reactants
• it increases the speed of the reactant particles
• it increases the frequency of particle collisions
• it reduces the activation energy of the reaction 

You add more bodies into a "mosh pit" to hope for more collisions.  You have increased-

• temperature
• concentration
• pressure
• catalyst

Which of the following increase the reaction rate?

• less surface area
• lower temperature
• an inhibitor
• increased concentration

Why don't all collisions between particles cause a reaction?

• the particles also need to collide with a catalyst
• not all the particles collide with enough energy
• not all the particles collide at a high enough temperature
• the particles need to collide with each other twice

Why does a higher temperature increase the rate of a reaction?

• it increases both the frequency and energy of particle collisions
• it only increases the frequency of particle collisions
• it only increases the energy of particle collisions
• it reduces the activation energy of the reaction

To slow down a chemical reaction you will do one of the following:

• Place the reactants in hot water
• Place the products in ice bath
• Place the reactants in a ice bath
• Keep stirring the reactants with a stirring rod

How could we make this reaction happen more quickly?

• Decrease the concentration of the acid

• crush the chalk to increase the surface area

• Put the test tube in an ice bath