Kinetics
A lower activation energy can help increase the number of effective collisions. Which of the following contributes to that?
Products
Reactants
Catalyst
Intermediates
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
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
How does adding a catalyst affect the rate of chemical reactions according to the collision model?
It raises the total potential energy of the system's components.
It lowers the activation energy needed for successful collisions.
It increases the average kinetic energy of the particles involved.
It changes the chemical properties of the reactant molecules directly.
How does the activation energy (Ea) of a reaction influence the reaction rate according to the collision model?
Higher Ea leads to faster-moving particles and increases reaction rate.
Lower Ea causes more frequent ineffective collisions, reducing reaction rate.
Higher Ea results in fewer successful collisions, decreasing the reaction rate.
Lower Ea slows down particle movement, thus lowering reaction rates significantly.
What is the effect on activation energy when a catalyst provides an alternative pathway for a chemical reaction according to collision theory?
The alternate pathway changes only product distribution but not activation energy or rate.
The catalyst raises activation energy and decreases overall collision frequency.
Activation energy is lowered, allowing more collisions to result in a successful reaction.
Activation energy remains unchanged while collision frequency increases due to catalysis.
What would happen to the rate of reaction if the particles were at a higher temperature according to the collision model?
The rate of the reaction would increase
The rate of the reaction would first initially decrease
The rate of the reaction would remain unchanged
The rate of the reaction would decrease

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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
How does increasing the temperature affect the rate of a chemical reaction according to the collision model?
It increases the number of effective collisions per unit time.
It decreases the activation energy required for reaction.
It decreases the kinetic energy of reacting molecules.
It lowers the frequency of molecular collisions overall.
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.