Factors Affecting Reaction Rates - Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards about factors affecting reaction rates, covering definitions and concepts from the lecture notes.

Chemical Kinetics

The study of chemical reaction rates, how reaction rates are controlled, and the pathway or mechanism by which a reaction proceeds from its reactants to its products.

Species

Any atom, molecule, or ion that may be a reactant or product of a chemical reaction.

Internal Energy

The energy contained within the molecules/ions when they collide.

Catalyst

Increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing any net chemical change.

Hydrochloric Acid–Sodium Thiosulfate Reaction

A reaction that produces insoluble sulfur as a product and is used to measure reaction rate by the time required for cloudiness to appear.

Oxalic Acid–Potassium Permanganate Reaction

A reaction where the time elapsed for the purple color of the permanganate ion to disappear is measured to determine the reaction rate.