Chemical Kinetics
http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/dynamics/dynamics-3.html
http://ibchem.com/IB/ibnotes/brief/kin-sl.htm
http://www.docbrown.info/page03/3_31rates.htm#TheeffectofaCatalyst
http://www.practicalchemistry.org/experiments/the-rate-of-reaction-of-
magnesium-with-hydrochloric-acid,100,EX.html
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What do we mean by kinetics?
Kinetics is the study of
• the rate at which chemical reactions occur.
• The reaction mechanism or pathway through which a reaction proceeds.
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Reaction Rate
• The change in the concentration of a reactant or a product with time (M/s).
Reactant → Products A → B
• Since reactants go away with time: Rate = - Δ[A]/Δt = Δ[B]/Δt mol dm-3 s-1
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How an Airbag Works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZfLOnXoVOQ
• When sodium azide, NaN3, is ignited by a spark, it releases nitrogen gas which can instantly inflate an airbag.(one 25th of a second)
SiO2
10NaN3 (s) + 2KNO3 (s)=> K2O (s) + 5 Na2 O(s) + 16N2 (g)
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A => B Rate = - Δ[A]/Δt = Δ[B]/Δt until completion
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Reaction Rates
• The reaction slows down with time because the concentration of the reactant decreases.
C4H9Cl(aq) + H2O(l) C4H9OH(aq) + HCl(aq)
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Collision Theory • http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/chem30_05/2_kinetics/kinetics2_1.htm
• For a reaction to occur: Particles must collide with each other and these collisions must be effective:
• Sufficient energy(Activation energy) and proper orientation.
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• Activation Energy? Minimum energy required.
Maxwell Boltzmann? Read CC
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Maxwell Boltzman• As you increase the temperature the rate of reaction increases. As a rough
approximation, for many reactions happening at around room temperature, the rate of reaction doubles for every 10°C rise in temperature.
Factors That Affect Reaction Rateshttp://www.docbrown.info/page03/3_31rates.htm
http://www.blackgold.ab.ca/ict/Divison3/reactionrates/reactionrates.htm
• The Nature of the Reactants– Chemical compounds vary considerably in their chemical reactivities.
• Concentration of Reactants– As the concentration of reactants increases, so does the likelihood that
reactant molecules will collide.• Temperature
– At higher temperatures, reactant molecules have more kinetic energy, move faster, and collide more often and with greater energy.
• Catalysts– Change the rate of a reaction
by changing the mechanism.
– Surface Area– http://www.physchem.co.za/OB12-che/rates.htm
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http://www.gcsescience.com/rc4-sodium-thiosulfate-hydrochloric.htm
• investigate the effect that the temperature of water has on the reaction rate of antacid tablets.
• investigate the change in reaction rate when varying sizes of zinc particles are reacted with sulfuric acid.
• explore the relationship between concentration and reaction rate.
• observing how quickly reactants are used up or how quickly products are forming. This can be calculated in three ways: of precipitation - When the products of the reaction is a precipitate, which will cloud the solution. Observing a marker through the solution and timing how long it takes for this marker to disappear will determine the rate of reaction.
Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Thiosulphate
HCl(aq) + Na2S2O3(aq) NaCl(aq) + SO2(g) + S(s) + H2O(l)
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The graph lines W, X, original, Y and Z on the left diagram are typical of when a gaseous product is being collected
• X ,a catalyst was added, forming the same amount of product, but faster.
• Z could represent taking half the amount of reactants or half a concentration. The reaction is slower and only half as much gas is formed
• W might represent taking double the quantity of reactants, forming twice as much gas e.g. same volume of reactant solution but doubling the concentration, so producing twice as much gas, initially at double the speed (gradient twice as steep).
• W > X > original > Y > Z See SG graphs
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Measuring the rate of a reaction
The change in concentration can be measured by using any property that changes during conversion of reactants to products:
CaCO3(s) + HCl(aq) => CaCl2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
1. mass and volume changes for gaseous reactions2. change in pH for acids and bases3. change in conductivity for metals4. colorimetry for color changes
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Measuring the volume of gas produced with time
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Mass Loss Method
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Graphs• The graph below shows the volume of carbon dioxide gas produced against time when
excess calcium carbonate is added to x cm3 of 2.0 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid.
(i) Write a balanced equation for the reaction.(ii) State and explain the change in the rate of reaction with time. Outline how you
would determine the rate of the reaction at a particular time.(iii) Sketch the above graph on an answer sheet. On the same graph, draw the curves you
would expect if:I. the same volume (x cm3) of 1.0 mol dm−3 HCl is used.II. double the volume (2x cm3) of 1.0 mol dm−3 HCl is used. Label the curves and explain your answer in each case.
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Graph mass x time
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SG page 36
Example 1: Reaction Rates
In this reaction, the concentration of butyl chloride, C4H9Cl, was measured at various times, t.
C4H9Cl(aq) + H2O(l) C4H9OH(aq) + HCl(aq)
[C4H9Cl] M
Rate =[C4H9Cl]
t
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Reaction Rates Calculation
The average rate of the reaction over each interval is the change in concentration divided by the change in time:
C4H9Cl(aq) + H2O(l) C4H9OH(aq) + HCl (aq)
Average Rate, M/s
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Reaction Rate Determination
• Note that the average rate decreases as the reaction proceeds.
• This is because as the reaction goes forward, there are fewer collisions between the reacting molecules.
C4H9Cl(aq) + H2O(l) C4H9OH(aq) + HCl(aq)
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Reaction Rates
• A plot of concentration vs. time for this reaction yields a curve like this.
• The slope of a line tangent to the curve at any point is the instantaneous rate at that time.
C4H9Cl(aq) + H2O(l) C4H9OH(aq) + HCl(aq)
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Reaction Rates
• The reaction slows down with time because the concentration of the reactants decreases.
C4H9Cl(aq) + H2O(l) C4H9OH(aq) + HCl(aq)
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Reaction Rates and Stoichiometry
• In this reaction, the ratio of C4H9Cl to C4H9OH is 1:1.
• Thus, the rate of disappearance of C4H9Cl is the same as the rate of appearance of C4H9OH.
C4H9Cl(aq) + H2O(l) C4H9OH(aq) + HCl(aq)
Rate =-[C4H9Cl]
t=
[C4H9OH]t
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Reaction Rates & Stoichiometry
Suppose that the mole ratio is not 1:1?
Example H2(g) + I2(g) 2 HI(g)
2 moles of HI are produced for each mole of H2 used.
The rate at which H2 disappears is only half of the rate at which HI is generated 26.
Concentration and Rate
Each reaction has its own equation that gives its rate as a function of reactant concentrations.
This is called its Rate Law
The general form of the rate law is
Rate = k[A]x[B]y
Where k is the rate constant, [A] and [B] are the concentrations of the reactants. X and y are exponents known as rate orders that must be determined experimentally
To determine the rate law we measure the rate at different starting concentrations.
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Concentration and Rate
Compare Experiments 1 and 2:when [NH4
+] doubles, the initial rate doubles.
NH4+ (aq) + NO2
- (aq) N2 (g) + 2H2O (l)
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Concentration and Rate
Likewise, compare Experiments 5 and 6: when [NO2
-] doubles, the initial rate doubles.
NH4+ (aq) + NO2
- (aq) N2 (g) + 2H2O (l)
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Concentration and Rate
This equation is called the rate law, and k is the rate constant.
NH4+ (aq) + NO2
- (aq) N2 (g) + 2H2O (l)
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The Rate Law • A rate law shows the relationship between the
reaction rate and the concentrations of reactants.– For gas-phase reactants use PA instead of [A].
• k is a constant that has a specific value for each reaction.
• The value of k is determined experimentally.
Rate = K [NH4+ ][NO2
- ]
“Constant” is relative here- the rate constant k is unique for each reactionand the value of k changes with temperature
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The Rate Law• Exponents tell the order of the reaction with respect to
each reactant.• This reaction is
First-order in [NH4+]
First-order in [NO2−]
• The overall reaction order can be found by adding the exponents on the reactants in the rate law.
• This reaction is second-order overall.
Rate = K [NH4+ ]1[NO2
- ]1
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Determining the Rate constant and Order
The following data was collected for the reaction of substances A and B to produce products C and D.
Deduce the order of this reaction with respect to A and to B. Write an expression for the rate law in this reaction and calculate the value of the rate constant.
[NO] mol dm-3 [O2] mol dm-3 Rate mol dm-3 s-1
0.40 0.50 1.6 x 10-3
0.40 0.25 8.0 x 10-4
0.20 0.25 2.0 x 10-4
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Graphical Representation
• http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/howtosolveit/Kinetics/IntegratedRateLaws.html
A B
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Zero OrderFor a zero order reaction: [A] versus t (linear for a zero order reaction)
rate = k (k = - slope of line)
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First OrderFor a 1st order reaction:
rate = k[A] (k = - slope of line)
First-Order ProcessesConsider the process in which methyl isonitrile is converted to acetonitrile.
CH3NC CH3CN
How do we know this is a first order reaction?
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First-Order Processes
This data was collected for this reaction at 198.9°C.
CH3NC CH3CN
Does rate=k[CH3NC] for all time intervals?
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First-Order Processes
• When Ln P is plotted as a function of time, a straight line results.– The process is first-order.– k is the negative slope: 5.1 10-5 s-1.
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Half-Life of a Reaction
• Half-life is defined as the time required for one-half of a reactant to react.
• Because [A] at t1/2 is one-half of the original [A],
[A]t = 0.5 [A]0.
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Half-Life of a First Order Reaction
For a first-order process, set [A]t=0.5 [A]0 in integrated rate equation:
NOTE: For a first-order process, the half-life does not depend on the initial concentration, [A]0.
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First Order Rate Calculation
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Example 1: The decomposition of compound A is first order. If the initial [A]0 = 0.80 mol dm-3. and the rate
constant is 0.010 s-1, what is the concentration of [A] after 90 seconds?
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Ln[A]t – Ln[A]o = -kt
Ln[A]t – Ln[0.80] = - (0.010 s-1 )(90 s)
Ln[A]t = - (0.010 s-1 )(90 s) + Ln[0.80]
Ln[A]t = -0.90 - 0.2231
Ln[A]t = -1.1231
[A]t = 0.325 mol dm-3
Example 1: The decomposition of compound A is first order. If the initial [A]0 = 0.80 mol dm-3. and the rate
constant is 0.010 s-1, what is the concentration of [A] after 90 seconds?
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Example 2: A certain first order chemical reaction required 120 seconds for the concentration of the reactant to drop from 2.00 M to 1.00 M. Find the rate constant and the concentration of reactant [A] after 80 seconds.
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First Order Rate Calculations
Example 2: A certain first order chemical reaction required 120 seconds for the concentration of the reactant to drop from 2.00 M to 1.00 M. Find the rate constant and the concentration of reactant [A] after 80 seconds.
Solution
k =0.693/t1/2 =0.693/120s =0.005775 s-1
Ln[A] – Ln(2.00) = -0.005775 s-1 (80 s)= -0.462
Ln A = - 0.462 + 0.693 = 0.231
A = 1.26 mol dm-3
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First Order Rate Calculations
Example 3: Radioactive decay is also a first order process. Strontium 90 is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 28.8 years. If some strontium 90 were accidentally released, how long would it take for its concentration to fall to 1% of its original concentration?
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First Order Rate Calculations
Example 3: Radioactive decay is also a first order process. Strontium 90 is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 28.8 years. If some strontium 90 were accidentally released, how long would it take for its concentration to fall to 1% of its original concentration?
Solution
k =0.693/t1/2 =0.693/28.8 yr =0.02406 yr-1
Ln[1] – Ln(100) = - (0.02406 yr-1)t = - 4.065
t = - 4.062 . - 0.02406 yr-1
t = 168.8 years
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• [A] versus t (linear for a zero order reaction)
• ln [A] versus t (linear for a 1st order reaction)
• 1 / [A] versus t (linear for a 2nd order reaction)
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Second OrderFor a 2nd order reaction:
rate = k[A]2 (k = slope of line)
Determining Reaction Order
Distinguishing Between 1st and 2nd Order
Time (s) [NO2], M
0.0 0.01000
50.0 0.00787
100.0 0.00649
200.0 0.00481
300.0 0.00380
The decomposition of NO2 at 300°C is described by the equation:
NO2 (g) NO (g) + 1/2 O2 (g)
A experiment with this reaction yields this data:
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Graphing ln [NO2] vs. t yields:
Determining Reaction Order
Distinguishing Between 1st and 2nd Order
Time (s) [NO2], M ln [NO2]
0.0 0.01000 -4.610
50.0 0.00787 -4.845
100.0 0.00649 -5.038
200.0 0.00481 -5.337
300.0 0.00380 -5.573
• The graph is not a straight line, so this process cannot be first-order in [A].
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Time (s) [NO2], M 1/[NO2]
0.0 0.01000 100
50.0 0.00787 127
100.0 0.00649 154
200.0 0.00481 208
300.0 0.00380 263
A graph of 1/[NO2] vs. t gives this plot.
• This is a straight line. Therefore, the process is second-order in [NO2].
• The slope of the line is the rate constant, k.
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Half-Life for 2nd Order Reactions
For a second-order process, set [A]t=0.5 [A]0 in 2nd order equation.
In this case the half-life depends on the initial concentration of the reactant A.
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Sample Problem 1: Second Order
Acetaldehyde, CH3CHO, decomposes by second-order kinetics with a rate constant of 0.334 mol-1dm3s-1 at 500oC. Calculate the amount of time it would take for 80 % of the acetaldehyde to decompose in a sample that has an initial concentration of 0.00750 M.
666.7 = 0.334 t + 133.330.334 t = 533.4 t = 1600 seconds
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The final concentration will be 20% of the original 0.00750 M or = 0.00150
1 ..00150 = 0.334 mol-1dm3s-1 t + 1 .
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Sample Problem 2: Second Order
Acetaldehyde, CH3CHO, decomposes by second-order kinetics with a rate constant of 0.334 mol-1dm3s-1 at 500oC. If the initial concentration of acetaldehyde is 0.00200 M. Find the concentration after 20 minutes (1200 seconds)
= 0.334 mol-1dm3 s-1 (1200s) + 500 mol-1dm3
= 900.8 mol-1dm3
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Solution
1 . [A]t
= 0.334 mol-1dm3s-1 (1200s) + 1 .0.00200 mol dm-3
1 . [A]t
[A]t = 1 _____. 900.8 mol-1dm3
= 0.00111 mol dm-3
Summary of Kinetics Equations
First order Second order Second order
Rate Laws
Integrated Rate Laws
complicated
Half-life complicated
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Temperature and Rate
• Generally speaking, the reaction rate increases as the temperature increases.
• This is because k is temperature dependent.
• As a rule of thumb a reaction rate increases about 10 fold for each 10oC rise in temperature
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The Collision Model
• In a chemical reaction, bonds are broken and new bonds are formed.
• Molecules can only react if they collide with each other.
• These collisions must occur with sufficient energy and at the appropriate orientation.
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The Collision Model
Furthermore, molecules must collide with the correct orientation and with enough energy to cause bonds to break and new bonds to form
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Activation Energy• In other words, there is a minimum amount of energy
required for reaction: the activation energy, Ea.
• Just as a ball cannot get over a hill if it does not roll up the hill with enough energy, a reaction cannot occur unless the molecules possess sufficient energy to get over the activation energy barrier.
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Reaction Coordinate Diagrams
It is helpful to visualize energy changes throughout a process on a reaction coordinate diagram like this one for the rearrangement of methyl isonitrile.
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Reaction Coordinate Diagrams• It shows the energy of the
reactants and products (and, therefore, E).
• The high point on the diagram is the transition state.
• The species present at the transition state is called the activated complex.
• The energy gap between the reactants and the activated complex is the activation energy barrier.
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Maxwell–Boltzmann Distributions
• Temperature is defined as a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a sample.
• At any temperature there is a wide distribution of kinetic energies.
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Maxwell–Boltzmann Distributions
• As the temperature increases, the curve flattens and broadens.
• Thus at higher temperatures, a larger population of molecules has higher energy.
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Maxwell–Boltzmann Distributions
• If the dotted line represents the activation energy, as the temperature increases, so does the fraction of molecules that can overcome the activation energy barrier.
• As a result, the reaction rate increases.
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Maxwell–Boltzmann Distributions
This fraction of molecules can be found through the expression:
where R is the gas constant and T is the temperature in Kelvin .
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• http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~cchieh/cact/c123/eactivat.html
Arrhenius EquationSvante Arrhenius developed a mathematical relationship between k and Ea:
where A is the frequency factor, a number that represents the likelihood that collisions would occur with the proper orientation for reaction. Ea is the activation energy. T is the Kelvin temperature and R is the universal thermodynamics (gas) constant.
R = 8.314 J mol-1 K-1 or 8.314 x 10-3 J mol-1 K-1
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• The effect of temperature on rate constants is given quantitatively by the Arrhenius equation:
• • k = Ae-Ea/RT
• • A is the “frequency factor” (although I like to call it the
“orientation factor”)• Ea is the activation energy.
• R is the ideal gas constant• T is the absolute temperature• e-Ea/RT is the fraction of molecules whose kinetic energy is
equal to or greater than Ea.
Arrhenius Plot
Taking the natural logarithm of both sides, the equation becomes
1RT
y = mx + bGradient : m = -Ea / R
When k is determined experimentally at several temperatures, Ea can be calculated from the slope of a plot of ln k vs. 1/T.
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slope = -6.12/(1,230 x 10-3) = -4.98 x 103 Kelvin
Ea = -R x slope = -8.31 J/molK x -4.98 x 103 K = 41.3 kJ/mol or 41,300 J/mol
Arrhenius Equation for 2 Temperatures
When measurements are taken for two different temperatures the Arrhenius equation can be symplified as follows:
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Write the above equation twice, once for each of the twoTemperatures and then subtract the lower temperature conditions from the higher temperature. The equation then becomes:
Arrhenius Equation Sample Problem 1
The rate constant for the decomposition of hydrogen iodide was determined at two different temperatures
2HI H2 + I2. At 650 K, k1 = 2.15 x 10-8 dm3 mol-1s-1 At 700 K, k2 = 2.39 x 10-7 dm3 mol-1s-1
Find the activation energy for this reaction.
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2.39 x 10-7 EaLn ---------------- = - ------------------------ x 2.15 x 10-8 (8.314 J mol-1 K-1)
Ea = 180,000 J mol-1 = 180 kJ mol-1
1 1------ -- ------700K 650K[ ]
Overview of Kinetics EquationsFirst order Second order Second order
Rate Laws
Integrated Rate Laws complicated
Half-life complicated
Rate and Temp (T)
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16.2. Reaction Mechanisms
The sequence of events that describes the actual process by which reactants become products is called the reaction mechanism.
• Reactions may occur all at once or through several discrete steps.
• Each of these processes is known as an elementary process.
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• Sometimes the molecularity of a reaction can be used to guess if an elementary reaction is a rate–determining step.
• Molecularity is the count of reacting particles in an elementary reaction.
• The molecularity of a process tells how many molecules are involved in the process.
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Multistep Mechanisms
• In a multistep process, one of the steps will be slower than all others.
• The overall reaction cannot occur faster than this slowest, rate-determining step.
• The slow step is the one that determines the rate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I. Slow Initial Step
• The rate law for this reaction is found experimentally to be
Rate = k [NO2]2
NO2 (g) + CO (g) NO (g) + CO2 (g)
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• A proposed mechanism for this reaction is
Step 1: NO2 + NO2 NO3 + NO (slow)
Step 2: NO3 + CO NO2 + CO2 (fast)
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NO2 + CO => CO2 + NO
• The NO3 intermediate is consumed in the second step.
• As CO is not involved in the slow, rate-determining
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2. Fast Initial Step
The rate law for this reaction is found (experimentally) to be
• Because termolecular (trimolecular) processes are rare, this rate law suggests a two-step mechanism.
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A proposed mechanism is
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Fast Initial Step
• The rate of the overall reaction depends upon the rate of the slow step.
• The rate law for that step would be
• But how can we find [NOBr2]?
• It comes from step 186.
Fast Initial Step
• NOBr2 can react two ways:– With NO to form NOBr– By decomposition to reform NO and Br2
• The reactants and products of the first step are in equilibrium with each other.
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Catalysts• Catalysts increase the rate of a reaction by decreasing the
activation energy of the reaction.• Catalysts change the mechanism by which the process occurs.• Some catalysts also make atoms line up in the correct orientation
so as to enhance the reaction rate
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Catalysts
Catalysts may be either homogeneous or heterogeneous
A homogeneous catalyst is in the same phase as the substances reacting.A heterogeneous catalyst is in a different phase
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CatalystsOne way a catalyst can speed up a reaction is by holding the reactants together and helping bonds to break.Heterogeneous catalysts often act in this way
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CatalystsSome catalysts help to lower the energy for formation for the activated complex or provide a new activated complex with a lower activation energy
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AlCl3 + Cl2 Cl+ + AlCl4-
Cl+ + C6H6 C6H5Cl + H+
H+ + AlCl4- HCl + AlCl3
Overall reaction
C6H6 + Cl2 C6H5Cl + HCl
Catalysts & Stratospheric Ozone
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In the stratosphere, oxygen molecules absorb ultraviolet light and break into individual oxygen atoms known as free radicals
The oxygen radicals can then combine with ordinary oxygen molecules to make ozone.
Ozone can also be split up again into ordinary oxygen and an oxygen radical by absorbing ultraviolet light.
Catalysts & Stratospheric Ozone
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The presence of chlorofluorcarbons in the stratosphere can catalyze the destruction of ozone. UV light causes a Chlorine free radical to be released
The chlorine free radical attacks ozone and converts itBack to oxygen. It is then regenerated to repeat theProcess. The result is that each chlorine free radical can Repeat this process many many times. The result is thatOzone is destroyed faster than it is formed, causing its level to drop
Enzymes• Enzymes are catalysts in
biological systems.• The substrate fits into
the active site of the enzyme much like a key fits into a lock.
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