a series of steps that make up the overall reaction
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1st order K units
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k = 1/time
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Increasing the concentration by 2 has no effect on the rate
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zero order
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concentration
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more particles; greater number of collisions
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Exothermic reactions
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Potential energy of reactants is greater that potential energy of products
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first order graph straight
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ln[ ]
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Increasing the concentration by 2 quadruples the rate
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second order
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catalyst
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1) a substance that speeds up a reaction by lowering the activation energy barrier
2) not a product or reactant; is not used or changed
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rate law
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expresses how the reaction rate of a particular reaction is dependent upon the concentrations of its reactants
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M
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moles per liter
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rate units
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molarity/time (M/s)
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m and n
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order of reactants
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[ ]
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concentration in molarity
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[A] and [B]
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concentration of reactants in moles per liter (M)
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reaction rate
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the change in concentration of a reactant or product per unit time
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second order graph straight
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1/ [ ]
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rate law general form
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rate = k [A]^m [B]^n
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k
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specific rate constant
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temperature
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1) reactions go faster at higher temperatures
2) particles have more kinetic energy
3) more colliding particles have enough energy to overcome activation energy barrier
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sum of m and n
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order of the reaction
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0 order K units
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k= M/s
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Endothermic
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Potential energy of reactants is less than that potential energy of products
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factors that affect reaction rate
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1) temperature
2) concentration
3) particle size
4) catalyst
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Increasing the concentration by 2 doubles the rate
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first order
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2nd order K units
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k = 1/ Ms
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intermediate
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the product of 1 step of a reaction that immediately becomes a reactant in the next step
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rate limiting/rate determining step
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the slowest step in a reaction that determines how fast the reaction can go and has the highest activation energy
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particle size
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more surface area; more collisions
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activation energy
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2 or more particles must collide with sufficient energy and proper molecular orientation in order to react