CHEM 11200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Rate-Determining Step, Reaction Rate, Activation Energy
19 Jul 2020
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Reaction rate: the rate of a reaction indicates how fast reactants are consumed or how fast products are being formed. Activation energy == the minimum energy required for the reaction to go from reactant to product. When the reactants posses the proper activation energy, they can hit the transition state. Lower the activation energy = faster reaction rate. Greater concentration of reactants = faster reaction rate. Increase the speed of reaction by lowering the activation energy which will. Remains unchanged at the end of a reaction. X and y = the order of reaction. Unimolecular energy = 1st order means that when conc is doubled, reaction rate is doubled.
