Kinetics Unit Test Pt 2

Chemical reactions occur as a chain of elementary steps.

• true
• False

Each elementary step is based on ________________.

• mechanism predictions
• stoichiometric measurements
• particle collisions

The speed of the reaction is explained by ___________________.

• collision theory
• mechanism postulations
• spectator ions

The overall steps of a reaction is called the ___________________ which can only be _____________.

• collsion theory; predicted
• reaction mechanism; predicted
• collision theory; postulated
• reaction mechanism; postulated

When analyzing an overall reaction, predictions can be made about the ______________________.

• reaction mechanism
• collision theory
• stoichiometry
• postulations

The reaction mechanism can be ___________ using the ________________.

• measured; collision theory
• predicted; collision theory
• measured; rate law

The chemist, Melvin Calvin, identified each of the __________ of photosynthesis.

• particle collisions
• intermediate steps
• mechanism predictions
• reactant mols

The rate law can be determined by simply looking at the overall reaction equation.

• true
• False

The rate-limiting step of a reaction can be figured out using _____________.

• error analysis
• the rate law
• the reaction mechanism
• collision theory

The rate-limiting step is the _______________ that __________ the overall reaction.

• reaction mechanism; predicts
• particle collision; diverts
• intermediate step; determines
• elementary step; slows down