Rates of Reaction

1 There are four main factors that affect the rate of reaction. These are:
a) C......................... . This is a measure of how crowded the particles are in a solution and the
frequencies of c........................ .
b) S........................ a......................... . This is a measure of how much solid is exposed to reaction
and therefore how many c............................... take place.
c) T......................... . This affects the energy of the particles and how quickly they c...................... .
It also affects the f................... with which the particles collide and how e.............................. the
collisions are. The energy required for any reaction to take place is called the a.........................
energy for that reaction.
d) The presence of a c............................ . These speed up a chemical reaction but is
u............................. chemically. They work by lowering the activation e..................... for the
reaction.
2. Draw lines on these graphs to show how the rate of each reaction changes.

Draw a line for a reaction happening at Draw a line for a reaction happening at a
a high temperature and a line for one high concentration and a line for one at a
at Volume of gas produced
a low temperature. (ml) each line.
Label low concentration. Label each line.

Draw a line for a reaction with a Draw a line for a reaction happening with
catalysts and one without. Label each a big surface area and a line for one at a
line. small surface area. Label each line.
Volume of gas produced (ml)
3. Which of the two graphs shows the amount of product
during a reaction and which one shows how much reactant
there is?

4.
Reaction rate This means that there is a People dancing at a
increases when bigger area of a solid party are more likely
a catalyst is exposed, so there is a to bump into each
used greater chance of collisions other than people
causing a reaction. sitting down.

Reaction rate Small particles have a If you have 100

increases when greater overall area than the
temperature is same amount of big particles.
increased This means there are more
particles exposed so more
collisions can happen.
people, they are more
likely to bump into
each other if in this
classroom compared to
the field.

Reaction rate Catalysts lower the If you lower the bar

increases when ‘activation energy’ of a in a high jump
pressure is reaction, allowing it to competition, more
increased happen with less energy people can get over
input. it.

Reactions go If particles move faster, A lot of children in a

faster when there is more chance of them room are more likely
the surface bumping into each other and to bump into each
area is therefore of a collision other than a few
increased. resulting in reaction. adults.

Rate of If there are more reacting Chips fry faster than

reaction particles in a given volume, potatoes because the
increases when then there is a greater oil can cover a bigger
particle size chance of them bumping into area
gets smaller. each other.

Reactions Reacting particles get pushed More dodgems on the

speed up when closer together so there is track means that you
the reactants more chance of a successful are more likely to
are more collision happening. bump into someone than
concentrated. if there were only 2
or 3

Colour code the boxes to match up a set of 3. The first one has been done for you.