BRAINCAKEFactors Affecting Rate of Reaction
Increasing the pressure of a gas. There are more particles in a ivien volume so collisions are more likely so there are more frequent collisions. As the reaction proceeds the reactants are used up and the rate of reaction decreases.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Catalyst
- A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being used up, by providing an alternative reaction pathway with a lower activation energy.
More in Kinetics
- Collision Theory
- Activation Energy
- Exothermic Reactions
- Endothermic Reactions
- Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
- Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution and Activation Energy
- The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rate
- Catalysts
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