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Chapter Test A
Teacher Notes and Answers
17 Reaction Kinetics
TEST A
1. d 14. a
2. d 15. c
3. c 16. a
4. d 17. c
5. a 18. b
6. a 19. a
7. b 20. c
8. a 21. d
9. a 22. a
10. c 23. b
11. d 24. d
12. c 25. c
13. b

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Chapter Test A
Chapter: Reaction Kinetics
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes
each statement or best answers each question.

_____ 1. The reaction rate for a chemical change is best determined by

a. writing a chemical equation.
b. balancing a chemical equation.
c. predicting the ratio of products to reactants.
d. carrying out an experiment.
_____ 2. A balanced chemical equation
a. shows the stepwise mechanism of a reaction.
b. always contains the rate-determining step for the reaction.
c. shows all of the intermediates involved in a reaction.
d. is different from a reaction mechanism.
_____ 3. One factor that cannot be adjusted in order to improve a reaction rate is
a. temperature.
b. surface area.
c. nature of the reactant.
d. concentration.
_____ 4. A catalyst that increases metabolic processes is known as a(n)
a. activated complex.
b. rate-determining step.
c. mechanism.
d. enzyme.
_____ 5. An activated complex can best be described as a(n)
a. unstable arrangement of colliding particles that can rearrange to
form products.
b. high-energy complex that is stable enough to isolate and
characterize.
c. high-energy molecule with strong bonds and a stable structure.
d. stable molecule with a long lifetime.
_____ 6. Catalysts affect reaction rates by
a. forming an activated complex with lower energy.
b. broadening the energy barrier.
c. increasing the activation energy.
d. changing the net thermodynamics of the reaction.

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_____ 7. A rate law relates

a. reaction rate and temperature.
b. reaction rate and concentrations of reactants.
c. temperature and concentrations of reactants.
d. energy and concentrations of reactants.
_____ 8. If the concentration of reactants is higher,
a. the reaction rate is generally higher.
b. the reaction rate is generally lower.
c. the reaction rate is generally not affected.
d. the rate-determining step is eliminated.
_____ 9. What impact does an increase in temperature generally have on the rate
of a reaction?
a. It increases it.
b. It has no impact.
c. There is no way to measure the change.
d. It decreases it.
_____ 10. Scientists often make an informed guess about the
a. time it takes for a reaction to occur.
b. temperature of a reaction.
c. mechanism of a reaction.
d. concentration of the reactants in a reaction.
_____ 11. To find a reaction order, compare the rate ratio with the
a. time ratio.
b. temperature ratio.
c. pressure ratio.
d. concentration ratio.
_____ 12. If the concentration of a reactant in a mixture is tripled and the reaction
rate increases by a factor of nine, the reaction order with respect to that
reactant is
a. zero.
b. one.
c. two.
d. three.
_____ 13. The minimum energy that two colliding molecules need before a
chemical transformation can take place is the
a. rate-determining energy.
b. activation energy.
c. reaction order energy.
d. activated complex energy.

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Chapter Test A, continued

_____ 14. Two molecules cannot react if there is not enough

a. kinetic energy.
b. pressure.
c. time.
d. volume.
_____ 15. A temporary union of atoms that forms after reactants have begun
reacting but before products have formed is known as a(n)
a. catalyst.
b. enzyme.
c. activated complex.
d. mechanism.
_____ 16. Molecules must collide with enough energy to overcome the
a. activation energy barrier.
b. rate-determining step.
c. activated complex.
d. enzyme.
_____ 17. A substance that increases the reaction rate but is not itself permanently
consumed is a(n)
a. intermediate.
b. rate-determining substance.
c. catalyst.
d. activated complex.
_____ 18. The specific rate constant, k,
a. changes for different concentrations of reactants.
b. doesn’t change for different concentrations of reactants.
c. is not affected by increasing temperature.
d. is not affected by addition of a catalyst.
_____ 19. Which term has the same numerical value for the forward reaction as it
has for the reverse reaction, but with opposite sign?
a.
E
b. Ea1
c. Ea’
d. Ea2
_____ 20. A reaction with a faster rate at room temperature
a. is always an exothermic reaction.
b. is always an endothermic reaction.
c. has a small activation energy.
d. has a large activation energy.

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Chapter Test A, continued

_____ 21. The rate-determining step of a reaction is always the

a. first step.
b. last step.
c. fastest step.
d. slowest step.
_____ 22. The value of
E for an endothermic reaction is always
a. positive.
b. negative.
c. zero.
d. unknown.
_____ 23. A reaction mechanism shows
a. only one step along the reaction pathway.
b. the entire stepwise set of chemical reactions, including the
intermediates along the pathway.
c. only the final balanced equation for a chemical reaction.
d. only the rate-determining step for a reaction.
_____ 24. Which factor(s) can influence the rate of a reaction?
a. surface area
b. temperature
c. concentration
d. All of the above
n m
_____ 25. In the rate law for the equation R = k[A] [B] , the units for [A] and
[B] are
a. g/s.
1
b. .
M·s
c. M.
d. M·s.

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