Chemical Reactions: Energy Changes, Reaction Rates, Equilibrium, LeChatelier's Principle
These
questions are a quick overview of the topics in this lesson. You are
not expected to know this material before hand. The questions are intended
to help you focus on material in the lesson. After you have studied
the lesson you should be able to answer these and even more complicated
questions.
Energy
is needed to break covalent bonds. Energy
is released when a covalent bond is formed. All
covalent bonds are the same strength. Compounds
with weak bonds react quickly. The
heat of reaction is always positive for an exothermic reaction. The
Law of Conservation of energy says the energy in the universe is constant. A
spontaneous reaction is one that produces an explosion Entropy,
S, increases when disorder increases. Free
energy is the energy available from a reaction that can be used for
other purposes. Activation
energies are high for slow reactions. Reactions
occur more slowly if the temperature is raised. A
reaction with an activation energy of 350,000 calories is fast. The
reaction is most likely exothermic CHCH + H2 ---> CH3CH3 Entropy
is always increasing. It is not governed by a conservation law. Reaction
rates increase when the concentration of reactants increases Catalysts
increase reaction rates and are not consumed in the reaction. Reactions
at equilibrium have a constant ratio of reactants to products. An
equlibrium system can be altered by changing the temperature of the
system. The
equilibrium expression for the equation C2H2 +
2 H2 --> CH3CH3 has H2
in the bottom. The
rate of a reaction depends on the way molecules contact one another
in collisions. Enthapy change is
the fancy word for energy transfer under constant pressure. The Greek symbol
delta, D ,
is used to represent "change". The equilibrium
constant for a reaction indicates the speed of the reaction. When K = 4500 the
equilibrium mixture is richer in reactants than products Reaction rates are
always increased when the temperature is raised.
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