Kinetics Definitions

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  • Created on: 08-09-14 12:32
Half Life
time taken for a variable to fall to half its original value
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Rate Determining Step
the slowest step and determines the overall rate
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Order of Reaction
power to which a conc. is raised in the rate equation
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Activation Energy
minimum amount of energy particles need to have if a collision between them is to result in a reaction
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Kinetics
the study of rates of reactions and factors affecting rates
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First Order
rate of reaction is directly proportional to the concentration
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Colorimetry
measures the conc. of a coloured solution by measuring the amount of a specific wavelength of light absorbed by the solution
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Catalyst
a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without going through any chemical change
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Zero Order
rate of reaction is independant of the concentration of the species
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Second Order
rate of reaction is proportional to the concentration of that species squared.
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Overall Order
sum of the powers to which the concentrations have been raised
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Rate Equation
an equation that relates conc. of substances to the rate of reaction
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Rate of Reaction
rate at which reactants are consumed or products are formed in a reaction
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Rate Constant
constant of proportionality in the rate equation, given by symbol "k"
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the slowest step and determines the overall rate

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power to which a conc. is raised in the rate equation

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minimum amount of energy particles need to have if a collision between them is to result in a reaction

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the study of rates of reactions and factors affecting rates

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