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Kinetics
●● TEST YOURSELF ON PRIOR KNOWLEDGE 1
1 Three from: increasing concentration
Increasing temperature
Adding a catalyst
Grinding up a solid reactant
2 a) Faster with powdered magnesium
b) Greater surface area with powdered magnesium
3 a) Increase the rate of the reaction
b) Increase the rate of the reaction

●● TEST YOURSELF 2
1 The activation energy is the minimum amount of energy which the
reactant particles require for a reaction to occur.
2 A catalyst increases the rate of the reaction by providing a different
reaction route with a lower activation energy.
3 Increasing temperature increases the energy of the reactant particles.
There are more collisions with energy greater than or equal to the
activation energy.
4 A collision must occur with energy at least equal to the activation energy.
5 More reactant particles present in the mixture. Therefore more particles
with energy greater than or equal to the activation energy.

●● TEST YOURSELF 3
1 It provides an alternative reaction route with a lower activation energy.
2 Temperature
3 A small increase in temperature can cause a large increase in the rate of 1
reaction as there is significant increase in the number of molecules with
enough energy to undergo a successful collision.
4 a) Most probable energy (peak) is shifted to the right and the height of
the curve is lower.
b) Increase temperature increases the number of molecules with energy
greater than or equal to the activation energy.