Kinetics
What factor does NOT affect the rate of reaction as predicted by the collision model?
Color of reactants
Concentration of reactants
Surface area of solid reactants
Temperature
Why might increasing surface area lead to an increased reaction rate based on collision theory?
More reactant particles are exposed for possible collisions.
Individual particles have greater mass with larger surface areas.
Larger surface area reduces individual particle energies.
Surface area change alters activation energy directly.
Which factor would not be expected to increase the number of effective collisions in a chemical reaction according to the collision model?
Lowering the activation energy through the addition of a catalyst.
Increasing the concentration of reactants in the mixture.
Raising the temperature of the system to provide more kinetic energy.
Decreasing the surface area of a reactant solid.
In terms of frequency of collisions, what effect does increasing pressure have on gases involved in a chemical reaction?
Does not affect frequency of collisions between gas molecules
Increases frequency of collisions between gas molecules
Makes collisions between gas molecules more elastic
Reduces frequency of collisions between gas molecules
A lower activation energy can help increase the number of effective collisions. Which of the following contributes to that?
Products
Reactants
Catalyst
Intermediates
When more particles have a greater energy than it's activation energy, what happens to the reaction rate?
It stays the same
It becomes 0.
It decreases
It increases
A student hypothesizes that stirring a solution containing two reacting liquids will speed up their chemical reaction; what is this hypothesis based on from a collision model perspective?
The hypothesis is based on stirring leading to increased collision frequency among reactant molecules.
Stirring is thought to reduce both collision frequency and efficiency among molecules.
The hypothesis implies that external agitation prevents any type of molecular interaction necessary for reactions.
The hypothesis assumes that stirring will decrease collision frequency but increase collision efficiency.

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A reaction is shown below: [CL(aq) + CIO^-(aq) + 2H^+(aq) → Cl2(g) + H20(l)]. By increasing [H^+] at a constant temperature, what effect will it have on the reaction?
The rate constant value increases.
The collision frequency within H^+(aq) and ClO(aq) ions increases
The reaction's activation energy will increase.
The reaction's activation energy will decrease.
What term describes the minimum energy that colliding particles need for a successful reaction?
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Activation energy
Thermal energy
What sets an ineffective collision apart from an effective collision? (A) there isn't enough force, (B), molecules move too slowly, (C), molecules aren't aligned right.
B & C
A & C
A, B, and C
A & B