reaction kinetic . collision theory a level
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QUESTION?
ANSWER!Only a small fraction of collisions results in a reaction. (~1 in every
1013 collisions!)
Does every collision result in a reaction?
Collision Theory
REACTION RATE & TEMPERATURE
QUESTION?Why doesn't every molecular collision result in a reaction?
2AB A2 + B2
No Reaction
Reaction occursA - A B - B
Illu
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tion
1:
Collision Theory
No Reaction
Reaction occursA - A
B - B
If molecules are moving too slowly, they collide with insufficient energy (unable to overcome the repulsion between electron clouds), and just bounce off each other instead of reacting.
If the reacting species are colliding with sufficient kinetic energy--activation energy--(to stretch, bend and break the present bonds), this leads to the formation of products.
Illu
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tion
2:
Conditions for a Reaction to Occur
Reacting species must Collide Collide in a favourable orientation (appropriate geometry
or juxtaposition) – steric factor Collide with a certain minimum kinetic energy – (more
than the activation energy barrier).
Collision Theory
Reaction ProfileEn
ergy
Reaction Pathway
CH3 + HCl [H3C---H---Cl]
CH4 + Cl
CH3 + HCl
[ H3C---H---Cl ]
CH4 + ClH
Ea1
Ea2
A) One Essential Step
or Energy Profile Diagram
Characteristics of Activated Complex
Very unstable i.e. It has a pretty short half-life. Its potential energy is greater than reactants or products. The activated complex and the reactants are in chemical
equilibrium. It decomposes to form products or reactants.
ENERGY PROFILE DIAGRAMB) Two or more essential/elementary steps
Step 1: A BStep 2: B COverall: A C
Ene
rgy
Reaction Coordinate
H
Ea
AB C
B: reactive intermediate
Example: Reaction Mechanism
Step 1: CH3CHO + I2 CH3I + HI + COStep 2: CH3I + HI CH4 + I2
Draw an energy profile diagram for the above reaction.Draw an energy profile diagram for the above reaction.
Overall:Overall: CH3CHO CH4 + CO H = H = +ve+ve
Reactive Intermediates: CH3I and HI
Catalyst: I2
ENERGY PROFILE DIAGRAMen
ergy
Reaction progress
H
Ea
CH3CHO
CH4 + COCH3I + HI
Objectives: Explain the effects of concentration
change/pressure, temperature change , surface area and the presence of catalyst on the reaction rate
Factors that Affect the Reaction Rate
Factors that Affect the Reaction Rate
Reactant concentration @ pressure System temperature Catalyst Reactants’ physical appearance (particle size,
medium) Other agents: light, pH, presence of impurities Chemical nature of reactants
a) Reactant concentration / Pressure of gases
PV = nRT P = (n/V) RT P = c.R.T pressure, P concentration, c
P or c , Distance between particles is shorter, Effective collisions increaseMore molecules are able to overcome Ea
The no. of collisions per unit time will increaseReaction rate increases
Explanation:
b) TemperatureM
ole
fract
ion
Kinetic energyEa
T1
T2
T2 > T1
Maxwell-Boltzmanndistribution
At higher T
More molecules posses kinetic energy equal to or higher than Ea
i.e.: More effective collisions
reaction rate increases
c) Catalyst
A catalyst speeds up a chemical reaction by providing an alternative pathway (mechanism) that has a lower activation energy.
Catalyst are not consumed in a chemical reaction.
(A substance, which slows down the rate of a
reaction, is called an inhibitor )
Function of Catalyst Catalysts provide alternative reaction pathways of
lower activation energies than those of the uncatalysed reactions
ener
gy
Reaction progress
X
Y
catalysed
H
Ea
uncatalysed
d) Surface Area
Collisions can only occur on the surface of a solid. If you cut a potato in half, then the boiling water can reach the “inside” surface that it couldn’t previously. So again the number of collisions per unit time will increase