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Example Question #1 : Thermochemistry And Kinetics
A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction by which of the following mechanisms?
Lowering the activation energy
Making the reactants less energetically stable
Elevating the temperature of the reaction
Making the products less energetically stable
Making the products more energetically stable
Lowering the activation energy
A catalyst has no effect on the relative stability of the reactants or products, nor does it effect the temperature of a reaction.
Instead, catalysts lower the energy of transition states, increasing their stability, to lower the overall activation energy of the reaction. When the reaction requires less energy, it proceeds at a faster rate.
Example Question #1 : Enzymes And Catalysts
Which of the following is not true of catalysts?
They cannot be in a separate phase than the reactants.
They lower the activation energy needed for the reaction to proceed.
They increase reaction rate.
They are regenerated in the reaction.
They cannot be in a separate phase than the reactants.
All of the choices are true, except that catalysts can be in distinct phases than the reactants. These are known as heterogenous catalysts.
Example Question #471 : Ap Chemistry
How does adding a catalyst affect a reaction?
It increases the kinetic energy of the reactants, resulting in more collisions
It increases the amount of product created in a reaction
It lowers the energy required to have reactants react with one another
It lowers the internal energy of the products, resulting in more stable bonds
It lowers the energy required to have reactants react with one another
A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction, typically by lowering the activation energy required to initiate a reaction. The catalyst does not affect the equilibrium of a reaction, and is not consumed during the reaction.
Example Question #2 : Thermochemistry And Kinetics
Which of the following is true of catalysts?
They are changed during the course of the reaction
They increase reaction rate
They are always in the same phase as the reactants
They increase reaction activation energy
They raise the equilibrium product concentration
They increase reaction rate
Catalysts are substances that increase reaction rates without being consumed in the reaction. They decrease the activation energy needed, and they do not always need to be in the same phase as the reactants. In heterogeneous catalysis, the catalyst is in a different phase than the reactants. Equilibrium concentrations of both reactants and products are unchanged by the addition of a catalyst.
Example Question #1 : Kinetics And Energy
Name the catalyst in each reaction.
I.
II.
I: A
II: C
I: Z
II: B
I: A
II: A
I: Z
II: A
I: Z
II: Z
I: Z
II: A
A catalyst will not be consumed during a reaction, so the catalyst will be whichever chemical is found both on the reactant side of the equation and on the product side.
For equation 1 that is compound Z; for equation 2 that is compound A.
Example Question #1 : Thermochemistry And Kinetics
What is the function of a catalyst in a chemical reaction?
Catalysts increase the amount of product produced by the reaction
Catalysts slow down the reaction without being consumed
Catalysts increase the amount of reactant available
Catalysts decrease the amount of product produced by the reaction
Catalysts speed up the reaction without being consumed
Catalysts speed up the reaction without being consumed
Catalysts increase the reaction rate without being consumed during the reaction. They don't cause the reaction to make more product, but since the catalyst won't be used up in the reaction.
Example Question #1 : Enzymes And Catalysts
Enzymes are very physiologically and industrially important molecules. From cheese-making to the metabolism of toxins, we need enzymes for life and society as we know it.
Which of the following is not true of enzymes?
None of these
Enzymes increase the equilibrium product concentration
Enzymes decrease the activation energy of a reaction
Enzymes form complexes with their substrates
Enzymes interact with substrates through active sites
Enzymes increase the equilibrium product concentration
Enzymes function by forming complexes with their substrates at active sites. This interaction is often thought of as a lock and key mechanism, in the sense that the active site is shaped to fit a substrate.
Enzymes are biological catalysts and therefore they work to lower the energy barrier or activation energy that prevents a reaction from proceeding to equilibrium. In other words: enzymes and catalysts in general make a reaction reach equilibrium faster.
Therefore enzymes do not change the equilibrium product concentration, just the time it takes to get to equilibrium.
Example Question #1 : Thermochemistry And Kinetics
Which of the following statements regarding catalysts is true?
Catalysts decrease the of the reaction
Catalysts decrease the activation energy of the fast step of a reaction
Catalysts are included in the overall net reaction equation
Catalysts decrease the activation energy of both forward and reverse reactions
Catalysts decrease the activation energy of both forward and reverse reactions
Note that when catalyst decreases the activation energy (Ea), will not be affected. The step in a reaction with the largest activation energy usually is the slow step, which catalysts facilitate. Catalysts do not affect the thermodynamic quantities
. Since catalysts are not consumed in the reaction, they do not appear in the net equation of the reaction.
Example Question #2 : Thermochemistry And Kinetics
Two moles of nitrogen gas are kept in a glass container. The temperature of the gas is 400K.
What is the kinetic energy of the gas?
Using the equation , n being the number of moles, R being 8.314, and T being the temperature in Kelvin, we can find the kinetic energy of two moles of gas in a container.
Example Question #1 : Kinetic Molecular Theory
Which of the following is not an assumption of the kinetic molecular theory of gases?
The kinetic energy of gas particles are different for all gases at a certain temperature
Collisions between gas particles are elastic
The volumes of the particles of a gas are negligible
Gas particles do not experience attractions/repulsions to other particles
Gas particles are in random, continuous motion
The kinetic energy of gas particles are different for all gases at a certain temperature
The kinetic molecular theory of gases states that the average kinetic energy of gas particles is proportional to temperature, and it is the same for all gases at a given temperature. This is the opposite of what is stated in the answer choice.
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