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    Chemical reactions require contact between reactant particles. For a reaction to occur, particles must collide with enough energy to overcome the activation energy of the reaction. Collisions alone are not enough - the particles must possess sufficient kinetic energy for the collision to be "effective" and result in products forming. The minimum energy needed for an effective collision is the activation energy, which varies between reactions. Factors like concentration, temperature, catalysts, and surface area/particle size can influence the rate of reactions by increasing the frequency or effectiveness of collisions between reactants.

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    Rate of Reaction

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    Chemical reactions require contact between reactant particles. For a reaction to occur, particles must collide with enough energy to overcome the activation energy of the reaction. Collisions alone are not enough - the particles must possess sufficient kinetic energy for the collision to be "effective" and result in products forming. The minimum energy needed for an effective collision is the activation energy, which varies between reactions. Factors like concentration, temperature, catalysts, and surface area/particle size can influence the rate of reactions by increasing the frequency or effectiveness of collisions between reactants.

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    Chemical reactions require contact between reactant particles. For a reaction to occur, particles must collide with enough energy to overcome the activation energy of the reaction. Collisions alone are not enough - the particles must possess sufficient kinetic energy for the collision to be "effective" and result in products forming. The minimum energy needed for an effective collision is the activation energy, which varies between reactions. Factors like concentration, temperature, catalysts, and surface area/particle size can influence the rate of reactions by increasing the frequency or effectiveness of collisions between reactants.

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    Rate of Reaction

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    Chemical reactions require contact between reactant particles. For a reaction to occur, particles must collide with enough energy to overcome the activation energy of the reaction. Collisions alone are not enough - the particles must possess sufficient kinetic energy for the collision to be "effective" and result in products forming. The minimum energy needed for an effective collision is the activation energy, which varies between reactions. Factors like concentration, temperature, catalysts, and surface area/particle size can influence the rate of reactions by increasing the frequency or effectiveness of collisions between reactants.

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    How do

    Chemical Reactions
    Happen?
    In Contact
    • Reactions
    don’t happen
    unless the
    substances
    are in
    contact.
    Why?
    • The particles
    of the
    reactants
    need to get
    together so
    that they
    can react.
    How does that work then?
    Reactant particles
    collide

    REACTION

    Product particles
    formed
    Is it really that simple?

    Yes
    Well, sort of.
    not really.
    OK, not quite!
    Not all collisions are effective
    • Paper burns
    • Paper + oxygen  carbon dioxide + water + nitrogen

    • The paper in this room isn’t burning.


    • It doesn’t have enough energy to burn.

    • If we make it hotter it will catch fire.


    • Paper burns on its own at 250 ºC
    A collision but with no effect
    Reactant particles
    collide

    Product particles
    not formed as there is
    not enough energy
    Activation Energy
    • The amount of
    • Reactions only activation energy
    happen if the needed is different
    particles have for each reaction.
    enough energy.
    • But
    • The minimum amount
    of energy needed to • Every reaction has
    start a reaction is activation energy,
    called the they all need a little
    Activation Energy push to get started.
    More than the activation energy.

    Reactant particles
    collide

    REACTION

    Product particles
    formed
    More than the activation energy.

    O O
    O C O
    C

    Effective collisions, a reaction.


    The Collision Theory
    • Particles are constantly moving

    • For a chemical reaction to take place the


    reactant particles must collide first

    • For the collision to be effective the particles


    must have the right amount of energy

    • The minimum amount of energy required for an


    effective collision is called the activation energy
    Factors affecting rate
    • Concentration
    • Temperature
    • Catalysts
    • Surface Area
    Concentration

    • More particles in the same space means more collisions.


    • More collisions means more effective collisions
    • If we double the concentration
    we double the number of collisions
    Temperature

    • Particles turn heat energy into kinetic energy


    • When they get hotter they move faster

    • When they move faster they collide more often


    • More collisions means more effective collisions
    Catalysts
    Activation energy
    with a catalyst

    • Catalysts reduce the activation energy needed for a


    reaction
    • They do this by offering an alternate route for the
    reaction to take
    • Less activation energy means more effective collisions
    • More effective collisions means faster rate
    Surface Area/Particle Size

    • Using smaller particles increases rate


    • Increase in surface area allows more collisions at
    surface
    • More collisions means more effective collisions means
    faster rate.

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