CHEMISTRY Form 5

Chapter 1: Rate Of Reaction

• What is rate of reaction?
-the speed which the reacyanys are converted into product in a chemical
reaction
• Formula?

Rate Of Reaction = amount of reactant used up

Time taken

Rate Of Reaction = amount of product formed

Time taken
• Terms?
-For Rate Of Reaction __ High
__Low
-For Reaction__Fast
__ Slow

• Observable Changes And Measuring

-Volume Of Gas Liberated
-Precipitate Formation
-Change In Mass During The Reaction
-Colour Change
-Temperature Change
- Pressure Change

• Rate Of Reaction?
-Average Rate Of Reaction – The average value of rate of reaction within a
specified period of time

Example;
5g of Magnesium Ribbon is completely burned in 2 seconds. Calculate the
average rate of reaction.
 Time(s) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Volume Of Gas(cm3) 0 30 50 65 75 75 75

Solution

Average Rate Of Reaction = 75

40

=1.875cm 3s-1

• 5 Factor Affecting Rate Of Reaction

-Total Surface Area Of Solid Reactant
When a fixed mass of solid reactant, the smaller size of the reactant, the
higher will be the total surface exposed area. Thus the higher will be the
rate of reaction
-Concentration Of Reactant (LIQUID)
When theconcentration of the reactant increases, the rate of reaction
become higher
-Temperature Of Reactant
As the temperature of the reactant increases, the rate of reaction also
increases
-Use Of Catalyst
*Catalyst = is a substance which alters the rate off chemical reaction
while it remains chemically unchange at the end of the reaction
Positive Catalyst increase the rate of reaction by lowering the
activation energy
-Pressure Of Gaseous Reactant

Collision Theory
• Definitions
 -Activation Energy = is the minimum amount of energy to start a
reaction
-Effective Collision = collision which result in chemical reaction and
its formation of
product

-Frequency Of Effective Collision = number of collision per unit time (

nt )
• According to collision theory, for the reaction to occur, the reactant
must:
-Collide between each other
-Collide with enough amount of energy (achieve the activation
energy )
-Collide with correct orientation
• Collision Theory And Factor Affecting The Rate Of Reaction