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Catalysts

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the rate of reaction?

a)

How much energy is needed for a reaction to occur.

b)

The energy required to break a bond.

c)

The time it takes for a reaction to occur.

d)

Collision Theory

2.

What is collision theory?

a)

Molecules must collide in the correct orientation with enough energy to bond.

b)

Molecules need enough energy to collide and react.

c)

Atoms constantly collide and react.

d)

The minimum energy needed for atoms to react

3.

How does a catalyst work in speeding up a reaction?

a)

By lowering the activation energy or reaction

b)

by giving them more energy

c)

by making them more available

4.

What is necessary for a chemical reaction to occur?

a)

Correct orientation of particles when they collide

b)

particle collisions

c)

an increase or decrease in temperature

d)

particle collisions with sufficient energy

e)

a catalyst

5.

Explain how increasing concentrations increases the rate of a reaction

a)

Less collisions occur

b)

More movement

c)

More collisions occur

d)

Less movement

6.

How can you increase the surface area of a solid?

a)

Divide the solid into smaller pieces

b)

Get more solid

c)

Turn it into a gas

7.

Which change in condition only affects reactions involving gases?

a)

Temperature

b)

Surface area

c)

Pressure

d)

Concentration

8.
More collisions correspond to a: 
a)
Faster reaction rate  
b)
Slower reaction rate
c)
Constant reaction rate 
d)
None of the above
9.

What criteria must be met for reactant collisions to result in a successful product?

a)

The reactants must collide with each other

b)

The reactants must collide with enough energy and be in the right positions

c)

The reactants must have enough energy to form the activated complex

10.

List four factors that affects the rate of a reaction

a)

temperature

b)

concentration

c)

surface area

d)

volume

e)

catalysts

11.
A reaction was found to be third order in A. Increasing the concentration of A by a factor of 3 will cause the reaction rate to __________. 
a)
increase by a factor of 27 
b)
increase by a factor of 9 
c)
triple 
d)
decrease by a factor of the cube root of 3  
12.
Which is the rate determining step?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
13.
How many elementary steps are in the following reaction
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3