BRAINCAKEFactors affecting the Rate of a Chemical Reaction
Factors that change the rate of a chemical reaction are:
• concentration or pressure if the reactants are gases
•temperature
•use of a catalyst
•surface area of solid reactants.
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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.
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