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Kinetics

Kinetics. The Study of Rates of Reaction. Rate of a Reaction. The speed at which the reactants disappear and the products are formed determines the rate of the reaction. The reaction rate slows as the concentration of the reactants decrease and the concentration of the products increases.

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Kinetics

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  1. Kinetics The Study of Rates of Reaction

  2. Rate of a Reaction The speed at which the reactants disappear and the products are formed determines the rate of the reaction. The reaction rate slows as the concentration of the reactants decrease and the concentration of the products increases. - Elephant toothpasteRelated Videos

  3. Factors that Effect the Rate of a Reaction • Concentration • Temperature • Ability of the reactants to meet: heterogeneous vs. homogenous and particle size • Catalysts YouTube - "Glow in the Dark“ YouTube - Brainiac Thermite and Liquid Nitrogen

  4. Measuring the Rate • Rate with respect to x = D(concen of X)Dt • Units of rate = Molarity/ second = mol/L = mol L-1s-1 s • Reaction rate is always given a positive value: the rate at which the concentration is increasing or decreasing is positive.

  5. Rates and Coefficients • The coefficients of the balanced equation may be used to find the rates with respect to the other species in the equation. 2 N2O5 NO2 + O2 Rate = 8.31 x 10-4 M/s • What is the rates at which the oxygen concentration is increasing? 8.31 x 10-4 N2O5 x 1 mol O2 2 mol N2O5 =4.1 x 10-4 O2 M/sforming

  6. Rates and Coefficients 2 N2O5 NO2 + O2 Rate = 8.31 x 10-4 M/s • What is the rate at which N2O5 is disappearing? • 8.31 x 10-4 M/s

  7. Concentration and Rate Law A + B  products Rate Law: Rate = k [A]m[B]n K = rate constant [ ] = concentration (M) m,n = the order of the reactant determined experimentally

  8. Determining the Order of a Reaction • Measure how varying the concentration of the reactants effects the rate • 1st order if the rate increase by the same magnitude as the reactant. • A doubles and the rate doubles • A triples and the rate triples • 2nd order if the rate increases by a factor of 2 compared to the reactant.

  9. A + B  products 2x 2x 2x 4x 3x 9x

  10. Determining the Rate Law • A doubles  rate doubles • A triples  rate triples • n = 1 • B doubles  rate 4x greater • B triples  rate 9x greater • m = 2 Rate = k[A]1 [B]2

  11. Order of a Reaction • The overall order of the reaction is the sum of the orders for each reactant • m + n = overall order • Zero order - the concentration of the reactant does not effect the rate and is not included in the rate law.

  12. Concentration vs. Time • Rate Law wrt Reactant A Zero order: rate = k , units of k (rate constant) are M/s First order: rate = k [A] units of k are sec-1 Second order: rate = k [A]2 units of k are L mol-1 s-1

  13. Zero Order Plots

  14. First Order Plots

  15. Second Order Plots

  16. Concentration vs. Time d [A]

  17. Collision Theory • The rate of the reaction is proportional to the number of effective collisions. • Not every collision between the reactants produces a product, or else all reactions would be explosions. • Activation Energy (EA)  the minimum energy that must be supplied for an effective collision to occur.

  18. The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution

  19. The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution • Points to notice: • No molecules at zero energy • Few molecules at high energy • No maximum energy value • For the reaction to occur, the particles involved need a minimum amount of energy - the Activation energy. If a particle is not in the shaded area, then it will not have the required energy so it will not be able to participate in the reaction.

  20. Collision Theory and Reaction Rates • Activation Energy: Particles must have the minimum energy (Ea) required for an effective collision. • Kinetic Energy: Increasing the temperature of the reaction increases the KE and number of particles with the required Ea for an effective collision. • Molecular Orientation: Reactants must be oriented correctly for an effective collision to occur.

  21. Transition State • The activated complex has partially formed and partially broken bonds DH = EA (forward) – E’A (reverse) Potential energy

  22. Catalysts increase the reaction rate by lowering the activation energy required to form the products.

  23. Measuring EA • The Arrhenius Equation gives the relationship between the EAand temperature of the reaction • K = rate constant • A = frequency factor (combines collision frequency & orientation factors) • T = Kelvin temperature • R = gas constant • Notice that a small increase in temperature causes a large increase in the rate constant • App. a factor of 2 to 3 increase in rate for every 10oC increase in temperature k = A e-Ea/RT

  24. Measuring EA 1. Graphical Method • Taking the natural log of both sides of the Arrhenius Equation gives the equation of a line • Ln k = ln A + ln e –EA/RT • Ln k = ln A – EA/RT • Ln k = (-EA/R)(1/T) + ln A Y = m x + b -so the slop of this graph is the activation energy divided by the gas constant

  25. Measuring EA 2. Temperature change method • Using the Arrhenius equation and Determining the rate constant at different temperatures gives the activation energy ln k2 = EA 1 - 1 k1 R T1 T2

  26. Reaction Mechanismand Rate • If several steps are involved in an overall chemical reaction, the slowest step limits the rate of the reaction. • Thus, the slow step is called the rate determining step. (Slow) Reverse this equation to get the overall 2N2O5  4NO2 + O2

  27. The reaction cannot be any faster than the slowest step The high Ea for the slow step limits the reaction rate

  28. Example 1 If the reaction:2 NO2 + F2 = 2 NO2F follows the mechanism, (i) NO2 + F2 = NO2F + F (slow) (ii) NO2 + F = NO2F (fast) What is the rate law? Since step (i) is the rate-determining step, the rate law is: Rate = k [NO2]m [F2]n

  29. The Rate Law • The rate law is not derived from the overall equation, but the rate determining step. • The rate law should not contain any intermediate products that are not in the overall reactions. • The exponents of the reaction is determined experimentally and does not depend on the stoichiometric coefficients.

  30. Example 2 Derive the rate law that is consistent with the proposed mechanism (i) Cl2 2 Cl- (fast) (ii) Cl- + CO ClCO (fast) (iii) ClCO + Cl2 Cl2CO + Cl-(slow) The overall reaction is Cl2 + CO Cl2CO

  31. What is the rate law for the overall reaction Cl2 + CO = Cl2CO ? From the rate-determining (slow) step, the rate appears to be Rate = k3 [ClCO] [Cl2] But [ClCO] is an intermediate that is not part of the overall reaction. Put it in terms of Cl2 and CO by substituting for ClCO. [ClCO] = k-2 [Cl] [CO] (express [Cl] in terms of [Cl2] using step (i))

  32. What is the rate law for the overall reaction Cl2 + CO = Cl2CO ? [Cl] = k-1[Cl2](1/2) (Substitute and combine the k’s) Rate = K [CO] [Cl2](3/2) • where K = k-1 k-2 k3, the observed rate constant. • The overall order of the reaction is 5/2, strange but that is the observed rate law.

  33. Catalysts • Homogenous catalyst occurs in a homogeneous mixture • Example: Decomposition of H2O2 with KI • Heterogeneous catalyst adsorbs the reactants onto a solid surface • Example: Decomposition of H2O2 with MnO2 • Neither catalyst appears in the overall reaction • H2O2 O2 + H2O

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