Big Idea 4. Molecular dynamics and collisions determine the rate of chemical reactions.

Section 14.1: Introduction to Kinetics

o List the factors that affect the rate of chemical reactions.

Section 14.2: Reaction Rates

o Determine the rate of a reaction by measuring the concentration of a reactant or product as a function of time.

o Relate the rate of formation of products and the rate of disappearance of reactants given the balanced chemical equation for the reaction.

Section 14.3: Rates and Concentration

o Explain the form and meaning of a rate law, including the ideas of reaction order and rate constant.

o Determine the rate law and rate constant for a reaction from a series of experiments given the measured rates for various concentrations of reactants.

Section 14.4: Concentration and Time

o Apply the integrated form of a rate law to determine the concentration of a reactant at a given time.

o Apply the relationship between the rate constant of a first-order reaction and it’s half-life.

o Determine the order of a reaction from a table of reactant concentration as a function of time.

Section 14.5: The Effect of Temperature on Rates

o Explain how the activation energy affects a rate and be able to use the Arrhenius equation.

Section 14.6: Reaction Mechanisms

o Predict a rate law for a reaction having a multi step mechanism given the individual steps in the mechanism.

Section 14.7: Catalysts

o Explain the principles underlying catalysis.