Learning Objectives
Chapter 14 Chemical Kinetics
CHEM 1412 (Brown, LeMay, and Bursten 14ed)
14.1
Factors that Affect Reaction Rates
14.1a
Explain the four factors that affect reaction rates in chemical reactions. (14.1)
14.2
Reaction Rates
14.2a
Calculate the reaction rates from time and concentration data. (14.2)
14.3
Concentration and Rate Laws
14.3a
14.3b
14.3c
Determine the reaction orders and the overall reaction order in a rate law. (14.3)
Determine the units of the rate constant based on the overall reaction order. (14.3)
Derive the rate law for a reaction given the experimental rate data. (Sample Exercise
14.6) (14.3)
14.3d Calculate the rate constant from the rate law and the experimental data. (Sample Exercise
14.6) (14.3)
14.4
The Change of Concentration with Time
14.4a
14.4c
Determine time or concentration for both the first-order and second-order reactions using
the integrated rate law and appropriate information. (14.4)
Distinguish between a first-order and a second-order reaction from graphed data; identify
what the slope represents. (14.4)
Calculate the half life for first-order or second-order reactions. (14.4)
14.5
Temperature and Rate
14.5a
14.5b
Explain the collision model. (14.5)
Calculate the rate constant at different temperatures using the equation
14.4b
k
ln (k1 ) =
2
Ea
R
1
(T −
2
1
T1
) (14.5)
14.6
Reaction Mechanisms
14.6a
Determine the rate law for a reaction when the rate of the first elementary step is the
slowest in the multistep mechanism. (14.6)
Determine the rate law for a reaction when the rate of the first elementary step is NOT
the slowest in the multistep mechanism. (14.6)
14.6b
14.7
Catalysis
14.7a
Describe the effect of a catalyst on the energy activation, Ea, for a reaction. (14.7)