Name __Amanda Brito____

Period ____1__
Reaction Rates

Learning Goal:
Students will be able to determine how temperature, concentration and activation energy
change the rate of a reaction.

Procedure:
 Open the internet browser and enter the address: http://phet.colorado.edu
 Click on “Play with Sims” and select “Chemistry” from the menu on the left.
 Open the “Reaction & Rates” Simulation and select “Run Now”

Investigation and Analysis:

1. Explore the “Single Collision” Simulation and complete the table below.

Which variables did you Record observations Explain this change

change?
Greater amount of force Moves faster then started to Greater force made the
move out of straight line in molecule move faster ad
different direction. eventually different direction

Less force Moves slow and does not leave It is not enough force to make it
straight-line motion. leave its constant direction

Molecule C stays near the

Molecule type bottom while molecule A stays The bigger the molecule hitting
near the top. the smaller molecule makes it
stay low and vice versa

Makes molecule move slower

Cold temperature There is not enough energy to

move.

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 Makes them move faster There is more energy

Hot temperature

2. You have learned that temperature, concentration and activation energy will change the rate of a
reaction. Complete the table below by comparing your predictions to your observations.
a. Predict what will happen to the rate of the reaction for each variable listed below.
b. Test your prediction with the simulation and record observations.
c. Explain your observations. Were all of your predictions correct? Which tests changed
your thinking about reaction rates? How did the simulation change your prediction?

Variable Predict Test Explain

It moved faster More energy
Will move faster

Increase
temperature

Will move slower It moved slower Less energy

Decrease
temperature

Molecules will hit each other It had a faster rate of The increase in
more often reaction concentration increases
Increase
the art of reaction
concentration of the
reactants

Will not hit each other as It had a slower rate of The decrease in
Decrease often reaction concentration decreased
concentration of the the rate of reaction.
reactants

3. Review your observations from questions #1 & 2. Write a summary paragraph, which includes
drawings, which demonstrate you have mastered the learning goal.

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