16 Reaction Rates

Reaction Rates (Ch 16)

Labs

Math Skills

    1. Molarity

    2. Reaction Rates (Problems A)

    3. Rate Laws (Problems B)

Objectives

Section 1: What Affects the Reaction Rate?

    1. Define the rate of a chemical reaction in terms of concentration and time.

    2. Calculate the rate of a reaction from concentration-verses-time data.

    3. Explain how concentration, pressure, and temperature may affect the rate of a reaction.

    4. Explain why, for surface reactions, the surface area is an important factor.

Section 2: Explaining Reaction Rates

    1. Write a rate law using experimental rate-vs-concentration data from a chemical reaction.

    2. Explain the role of activation energy and collision orientation in a chemical reaction.

    3. Describe the effect that catalysts can have on reaction rate and how this effect occurs.

    4. Describe the role of enzymes as catalysts in living systems, and give examples.