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Factors That Control the Rate of a Chemical Reaction

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a chemical reaction, how quickly or slowly reactants turn

into products is called the

a)

Catalyst

b)

Reaction Rate

c)

Concentration

d)

Temperature

2.

Increasing the ____ causes the particles (atoms

or molecules) of the reactants to move more quickly so that

they collide with each other more frequently and with more

energy.

a)

Catalyst

b)

Surface Area

c)

Temperature

d)

Concentration

3.

_______ refers to how much solute is dissolved in

a solution.

a)

Surface Area

b)

Catalyst

c)

Temperature

d)

Concentration

4.

________ is the measure of how much area of an

object is exposed.

a)

Surface Area

b)

Catalyst

c)

Temperature

d)

Concentration

5.

A ______ is a substance that speeds up the rate of a

chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction itself.

a)

Surface Area

b)

Catalyst

c)

Temperature

d)

Concentration

6.

Grains of sugar have a greater _______ than a solid cube of

sugar of the same mass, and therefore will dissolve quicker in water.

a)

Surface Area

b)

Catalyst

c)

Temperature

d)

Concentratrion

7.

A freshly exposed surface of metallic sodium tarnishes almost instantly if exposed

to air and moisture, while iron will slowly turn to rust under the same conditions.

In these two situations, the ________ refers to how quickly or

slowly reactants turn into products.

a)

Surface Area

b)

Rate of Reaction

c)

Temperature

d)

Concentration

8.

Adding ______ will increase the rate of reaction because

this causes the particles of the reactants to move more quickly, resulting in more

collisions and more _________.

a)

Heat / Energy

b)

Higher Concentrations / Explosions

c)

Catalysts / Casualties

d)

Reactants / Products

9.

Pick the TWO (2) options that will INCREASE the rate of a reaction.

a)

Reducing Heat

b)

Adding Catalyst

c)

Adding Heat

d)

Removing Catalyst

10.

Which of the following are true about how

temperature affects the rate of reaction?

a)

heating causes the particles of the reactants

to move more quickly

b)

lowering the temperature will raise the energy

level of the particles

c)

increasing the temperature results in more

collisions between the particles

11.

Increasing which of the following will

increase the frequency of collisions? (select all that apply)

a)

Temperature

b)

Surface Area

c)

Concentration

12.

Which of the following will lower the rate

of reaction?

a)

adding an enzyme to the reaction

b)

decreasing the temperature from 40°C to

10°C

c)

breaking a chunk of calcium up into

smaller pieces

d)

increasing the amount of solute

dissolved in a solution

13.

A catalyst will

a)

increase the activation energy of a reaction.

b)

decrease the activation energy of a reaction.

c)

will not affect the reaction rate.

d)

will decrease the energy of the products

14.

Which of the following is not true about collision theory?

a)

reacting substances must collide

b)

reacting substances can collide in any orientation

c)

reactants must collide in the correct orientation

d)

reacting substances must collide with enough energy to form an activated complex

15.

Which is NOT an acceptable unit for expressing a reaction rate?

a)

M/min

b)

L/s

c)

mol/(mL h)

d)

mol/(L min)

16.

The change in concentration of a reactant or product per unit of time is the

a)

reaction rate

b)

activation rate

c)

collision theory

d)

rate law

17.

What quantity does the letter B represent in the above diagram?

a)

activated complex

b)

reactant energy

c)

activation energy

d)

product energy

18.

The concentration of reactant A decreases from 0.400 mol/L at 0.00 min. to 0.384 mol/L at 4.00 min. Calculate the average reaction rate during this time period.

a)

0.004 mol/L min.

b)

-0.004 mol/L min.

c)

0.154 mol/L min.

19.

The diagram above represents a(n)

a)

exothermic reaction

b)

endothermic reaction

c)

catalytic reaction

20.

The equilibrium constant is the ratio of the _____________ concentration to the ___________ concentration.

a)

reactant, product

b)

product, reactant

c)

catalyst, product

d)

catalyst, reactant

21.

A reaction with a chemical equilibrium constant greater than 1 indicates that

a)

the products are favored at equilibrium

b)

the reactants are favored at equilibrium

c)

the equilibrium constant will never be greater than 1 because no reaction is 100% complete

22.

For a reaction mixture to reach a state of chemical equilibrium it must (select all that apply)

a)

must be a closed container

b)

must be at room temperature

c)

it must be at constant temperature

d)

all reactants and products must be present

23.

The reaction in the diagram represents what type of reaction?

a)

endotherimic

b)

exothermic

c)

combustion

d)

complete