Murph's Blog of Chem Joy: SCH 4U - Answer Keys for Chemical Kinetics HW

Sunday, April 5, 2020

HW & Review:

Success Criteria

know the definitions (chemical kinetics, average rate, instantaneous rate, catalyst, activation energy, intermediate, elementary process, etc)
know how to calculate average (using graph or rate data) and instantaneous rate (using graph)
be familiar with a few methods used to measure reaction rate
be familiar with Collision Theory and how it applies to the rate of a reaction
be able to list and explain (in words and with diagrams where appropriate) the five factors affecting reaction rate
be able to determine a rate law and rate constant for a reaction, given experimental data
be familiar with order
calculate half-life (or related variables) using the two equations introduced in this unit
be able to draw and/or explain potential energy diagrams (reaction profiles)
be able to determine overall reaction and rate law from a reaction mechanism
be familiar with Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions and the statistical terminology and concepts associated with it