Information from the Rate Law Expression

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:19 AM
Consider the rate law, r=k[A]2[B]1 Things to Remember
What is the rate determining step?
Must be consistent with the rate law 1) Finish Thurday's Note
2A + 1B -> Product 2) Questions: 2 pg 390, 1-3 pg 391
3) Unit Review 1-13 pg 408-9
Given the following rate laws, which reaction is slower? 4) Rates Worksheet
R1=k[A]3[B]2 R2=k[A]2[B]2 5) H2O2 Lab (Due Tomorrow)

Actual work:
R1 is going to be slower: 5 particles are needed top collide versus only 4 for R2.
2a) r=k[A]
Order of Reaction 2b) A2 = 2A (fast)
2A+B (fast)
Gives us information about how changes in concentration of a reactant will affect the rate 2AB+B (slow)(rate determining step)
Example: r=k[A]2[B]1
The order of the reaction with respect to A is second order. 1) An elementary step is just one step involving
The means if we double the concentration of A the rate will quadruple (22= 4) intermediary reactants, the rate-determining
The order of reaction with respect to B is first order step is the slowest out of these elementary step.
This means if we triple the concentration of B the rate will triple (31=3) a) 2A + B + E -> F
The overall order predicts how a change in the concentration of all reactants will affect the rate b) Step 1 (2A + B = C) because it has the most
To find the overall order, add the powers of each of the reactants. particles and therefore is most likely to be the
For our example the overal order is 2+1=3 rate determining step.
If we double the concentration of A and B the rate will increase 8 fold (23= 8) 3a) -35kJ 3b) X, because it has the highest
potential energy 3c) Exothermic because the
product has lower energy than the reactants 3d)
V, X, and Z because they are 'hills' (ie increases
in energy). 3e) W and Y because the energy
decreases in these steps

1a) Funnel with tube of water 1b) Method of

initial concentration c) Colour absorption over
time
2) Surface area, catalysts, concentration, nature of
the reactants
3) This would cause the surface area to become
24cm2 (4 sides would have 0.1cm2, 2 would have
1.00cm2, and multiply by 10 pieces.) Therefore
the surface area would increase by a factor of 4
(24/6) and the reaction would be 80mL/s
(20mL/s * 4)
4) Increase of rate is relative to the ratio of the
increase in concentration squared. b) Rate of
reaction decreases c) Rate of reaction increases
d) Increase (or decrease depending on nature of
reactants) in rate
5) 1.47333mL/s b) Higher rate ii) Slower rate
6) r=k[ClO2]2[OH-]1 b) 3 c) Increases by a factor of 4
d) Increases by a factor of 2

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