level: Rate of Reactions
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Rate of Reactions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the rate of chemical reactions tell us | How quickly reactants are converted into products |
| Why are faster reactions better | Yield more product in a given amount of time |
| What are the drawbacks of faster reaction | 1) May be expensive to generate conditions needed for faster reaction 2) Safety concerns |
| What is the rate of reaction on a graph | change in y/ change in x |
| Steps to calculating reaction rates using graphs | 1) Draw a tangent to the curve 2) work out gradient of tangent using change in y/ change in x |