Chapter 17 Kinetics

K [a]^x [b]^y / K [a]^x [b]^y

Solving rate laws by cancelling out one variable at a time

Delta E is negative

For an exothermic reaction

Delta E is positive

For an endothermic reaction

Intermediate product

A product used later on

Catalyst

Start as reactant, ends as product

Elementary steps

How many reactions are there

Rate determining step

Highest activation energy

Delta E

Difference between products and reactants

N=0

No effect on reaction rate

N=1

Directly proportional to its concentration

N=2

Proportional to the square of concentration

How to make a reaction faster

Heat up, increase surface area, increase concentration, add catalyst or enzyme

Activated complex

Found at top of reaction, when bonds are breaking and forming

Activation energy

Found at first spike in a graph