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Physical Science
Collision Theory and Catalysts
 What I Know
1. A chemical change that occurs when two or
more substances combine to form a new
substance

a. Activation Energy c. Chemical Reaction

b. Chemical Kinetics d. Product
 What I Know
2. The measure of the change in the concentration
of the reactants or products
a. Activation Energy
b. Activation Rate
c. Chemical Reaction
d. Concentration
 What I Know
3. The substance or particles that enter into and is
altered in the course of a chemical reaction

a. Catalyst c. Product
b. Enzyme d. Reactant
 What I Know
4. The number of particles present in a given
volume or solution

a. Catalyst c. Product
b. Concentration d. Temperature
 What I Know
5. The measure of how fast or slow a reaction
happens

a. Activation Energy c. Particle Size

b. Collision Theory d. Rate of Reaction
 What I Know
6. A catalyst is a substance that can be added to a
reaction to increase the reaction rate without
getting consumed in the process

TRUE FALSE
 What I Know
7. Heat is not a substance since it can’t be taken
out of the reaction in the same amount it was
inputted into the reaction

TRUE FALSE
 What I Know
8. Catalysts increase the rates of chemical reaction
by raising the activation energy of the reaction

TRUE FALSE

Lowering the activation energy

 What I Know
9. Collisions only result in a reaction if the
particles collide with a certain maximum energy
called the activation energy of the reaction

TRUE FALSE

minimum
 What I Know
10. A chemical reaction may be energetically favorable (i.e.
exothermic) and so if the activation barrier is high (i.e. the
activation energy is high, the reaction rate may be extremely slow.

TRUE FALSE
What’s In?

CHEMICAL
REACTIONS
What’s In?

Chemical or Physical
Change?
What’s In?

Baking a pie

CHEMICAL CHANGE
What’s In?

Dissolving sugar
in water
PHYSICAL CHANGE
 What’s In?

Burning a piece
of paper
CHEMICAL CHANGE
What’s is it

COLLISION
THEORY
 What’s is it
Factors that determine a reaction between two colliding particles

•Substance or particles of reactants must physically

collide with enough energy.
•Substance or particles must come into contact or collide
in the correct orientation (facing the correct way)
What’s is it
What’s is it
What’s is it
 What is a Chemical Reaction

REACTANTS are
substances that enter
and is changed in the
chemical reaction.
 What is a Chemical Reaction
PRODUCTS are
substances that are
formed during a
chemical. reaction
What is a Chemical Reaction

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction

ACTIVATION
ENERGY is the
minimum energy
required for a reaction to
take place
Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction
Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction

TEMPERATURE refers
to how cold or hot a
certain substance is
Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction

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 Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction

CONCENTRATION refers
to number of particles present
in a given volume of solution
Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction
 Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction

SURFACE AREA is the measure

of how much exposed area a solid
object has which is expressed in
square units.
Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction
Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction
 Catalyst

Catalyst is a substance which

speeds up a reaction, but is
chemically unchanged at its end.
Catalyst
 The Importance of Activation Energy

MAXWELL-BOLTZMANN DISTRIBUTION
The Importance of Activation Energy
The Importance of Activation Energy
Summary
• Substance or particles of reactants must
physically collide with enough energy.
• Substance or particles must come into contact or
collide in the correct orientation (facing the
correct way)
• A catalyst speeds up a reaction by lowering the
activation energy