Chemical Kinetics Review

Which of the following is (are) altered when a liquid at its boiling point is converted to a gas at the same temperature?

I. The size of the molecules

II. The distance between molecules

III. The average kinetic energy of the molecules

• I only

• II only

• III only

• I and II

A catalyst works by

• changing the order of the reaction
• increasing the temperature
• lowering the activation energy
• making the activated complex

If the temperature is reduced, a reaction rate will ______

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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If the concentration of a reactant is increased, the reaction rate will ___________.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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The ____________ states that atoms, ions, or molecules must collide in order to react.

• transition state

• activation energy

• rate law

• collision theory

A ______________ is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction without being used up during the reaction. 

• catalyst
• product
• reactant
• solute

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Increase in temperature of the reactants can do one of the following

• Slow collision frequency
• Allow less effective collision between the particles
• Cause particles to lose speed
• Increase collision between the particles thus increasing the rate.

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Which of these will NOT speed up the rate of reaction between a strip of magnesium and hydrochloric acid?

• tightly coil up the strip of magnesium
• cut up the strip of magnesium
• increase the concentration of the hydrocholoric acid
• increase the temperature of the hydrocholoric acid

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Grinding a seltzer tablet into powder increases the rate of reaction due to...

• increased concentration of reactants
• increased surface area
• increased speed of particles.
• better orientation of reactants

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What is the activation energy?

• The energy of the products
• The energy of the reactants
• The minimum energy needed by the reactants to form the products.
• The energy lost in the reaction

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