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Collision Theory and Reaction Rates

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What factors affect reaction rate?

a)

size of atoms

b)

temperature

c)

concentration

d)

surface area

e)

catalysts

2.

A log is burning in a campfire. If the concentration of oxygen reaching the log is increased, what will happen to the reaction rate?

a)

reaction rate decreases

b)

reaction rate increases

c)

reaction rate remains the same

3.

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

4.

A reactants temperature is increased. What happens?

a)

more collisions occur

b)

the same number of collisions occur

c)

greater collision energy

d)

less collision energy

e)

the same collision energy

5.

the rate at which a chemical reaction takes place

a)

activation energy

b)

collision theory

c)

reaction rate

d)

chemical reactions

6.

As a reaction proceeds, the concentration of reactants will _______ and the concentration of products will ________.

a)

increase, decrease

b)

increase, increase

c)

decrease, decrease

d)

decrease, increase

7.

How could we make this reaction happen more quickly?

a)

Decrease the concentration of the acid

b)

crush the chalk to increase the surface area

c)

Put the test tube in an ice bath

8.

Which has more surface area?

a)

Large chunks of chalk

b)

Cube of sugar

c)

Powdered sugar

d)

Small chunks of sugar

9.

Why does a higher concentration increase the rate of reaction?

a)

it increases the amount of reactants

b)

it lowers the activation energy

c)

it increases the energy of particle collisions

d)

it increases the frequency of particle collisions

10.
Why does a catalyst increase the rate of reaction?
a)
it produces extra energy for the reactants
b)
it increases the speed of the reactant particles
c)
it increases the frequency of particle collisions
d)
it reduces the activation energy of the reaction 
11.
The following graph shows two different reaction pathways for the same overall reaction at the same temperature. Which pathway is slower and why?
a)
Red, because the activation energy is larger
b)
Blue, because the activation energy is lower
c)
both reaction progress at the same rate
12.
Which letter corresponds to the activation energy of the forward reaction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.

What the Activation energy?

a)

The maximum energy a reaction can release

b)

The minimum amount of energy that reacting particles must have when colliding to form products

c)

The energy added by a catalyst

d)

The energy possessed by the products

14.

A high activation energy means the rate of the reaction will be...

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

medium

15.
What type of reaction is this?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
16.
What is the molarity of 4 g of NaCl (MM=58.45) in 3,800 mL of solution?
a)
0.018 M
b)
0.0011 M
c)
1.052 M
d)
0.062 M
17.
Find the molarity of 186.55 g of sucrose, C12H22O11 (MM = 342) in 250 mL of water.
a)
2.18 M
b)
0.746 M
c)
1.18 M
d)
0.545 M
18.
How many grams of AgNO3 (MM = 169.87) are needed to prepare 0.125M solution in 250 mL of water? 
a)
.03g
b)
0.5g
c)
5.3g
d)
84.9g
19.

Calculate the rate of reaction between 20 and 30 seconds.

(a)  

20.

Given the following reaction:       P4O10   +    Mg(OH)2  --->   Mg3(PO4)2   +   H2O

If the rate of consumption of Mg(OH)2 is 1.2 x 10-4 mol L-1s-1,  what is the rate of formation 

of Mg3(PO4)2 ?

a)

3.6 x 10-5 mol L-1s-1

b)

4.0 x 10-5 mol L-1s-1

c)

6.0 x 10-5 mol L-1s-1

d)

6.5 x 10-5 mol L-1s-1