Factors affecting rates of reaction

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Factors
Catalyst, Temperature, Surface Area and Concentration/Pressure
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Catalyst
Speeds up a reaction without being used up. It decreases the activation energy so more particles have enough energy to react.
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Temperature
Increased temperature means particles move faster which means more collisions and particles collide with more energy.
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Surface Area
A larger surface area to volume ratio speeds up a reaction as there is a larger area for particles to collide with.
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Concentration/Pressure
A more concentrated solution has more particles and a gas at a higher pressure has more particles in a given volume which equals more collisions
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Card 2

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Speeds up a reaction without being used up. It decreases the activation energy so more particles have enough energy to react.

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Catalyst

Card 3

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Increased temperature means particles move faster which means more collisions and particles collide with more energy.

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Card 4

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A larger surface area to volume ratio speeds up a reaction as there is a larger area for particles to collide with.

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Card 5

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A more concentrated solution has more particles and a gas at a higher pressure has more particles in a given volume which equals more collisions

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