16 Reaction Rates
Reaction Rates (Ch 16)
Reaction Rates (Ch 16)
Objectives
Section 1: What Affects the Reaction Rate?
Section 1: What Affects the Reaction Rate?
Define the rate of a chemical reaction in terms of concentration and time.
Calculate the rate of a reaction from concentration-verses-time data.
Explain how concentration, pressure, and temperature may affect the rate of a reaction.
Explain why, for surface reactions, the surface area is an important factor.
Section 2: Explaining Reaction Rates
Section 2: Explaining Reaction Rates
Write a rate law using experimental rate-vs-concentration data from a chemical reaction.
Explain the role of activation energy and collision orientation in a chemical reaction.
Describe the effect that catalysts can have on reaction rate and how this effect occurs.
Describe the role of enzymes as catalysts in living systems, and give examples.