Factors that Affect Rate of Reaction [Worksheet]

Factors that Affect Rate of Reaction [Worksheet]

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Factors that Affect Rate of Reaction [Lesson Notes]

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Describing and explaining how the following factors affect rate of reaction:

• Temperature of reaction
• Concentration of reactants (solutions)
• Pressure of reactants (gases)
• Surface areas of reactants (solids and liquids)
• Stirring (heterogeneous reaction mixtures)
• Addition of a catalyst

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Learning outcomes:

• Explain how temperature affects the rate of a chemical reaction.
• Explain how concentration of solutions affects the rate of a chemical reaction.
• Explain how pressure of gases affects the rate of a chemical reaction.
• Explain how surface area of solids and liquids affects the rate of a chemical reaction.
• Explain how stirring affects the rate of reactions involving heterogeneous mixtures.
• Explain how catalysts affect the rate of a chemical reaction.

This worksheet is included in the Year 10 Chemistry Workbook (Australian Curriculum), which contains the following worksheets:

Atoms, Elements and Compounds

• Atoms, Elements and Compounds

The Periodic Table and Chemical Bonding

• The Periodic Table
• Chemical Bonding and Structures
• Ionic and Covalent Compounds

Chemical Reactions and Equations

• Balancing Chemical Equations
• Types of Chemical Reactions

Rates of Chemical Reactions

• Rate of a Chemical Reaction
• Factors that Affect Rate of Reaction

Metals

• Properties of Metals
• Metal Reactions
• Extraction of Metals

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