Chemistry 30 Chemical Kinetics Assignment

Work should be shown for all calculations.

Describe the collision theory, being sure to list the factors required for successful collisions.

Think of a set of tasks that you do on a regular basis (such as getting out of bed and getting ready for school).

List the starting point of this event series (the initial “reactants”)
List the final end point of the series (the final “product”)
List the steps required, in the proper order, and the amount of time required for each step (approximate times are fine)
Which step is the rate determining step?
How might you speed up the rate determining step?

Given the following reaction mechanism, determine the equation for the overall reaction. Also list the reaction intermediates for the overall reaction.

Step 1:	A_2(g) → 2 A_(g)
Step 2:	2 A_2(g) + 2 B_(g) → 2 AB_2(g)
Step 3:	2 AB_(g) + C_2(g) → 2 ABC_(g)
Step 4:	2 ABC_(g) → 2 AC_(g) + 2 B_(g)

Overall:

Draw a basic kinetic energy diagram. Include a line to represent threshold energy for a reaction, and label the line. Also, label the axes but you do not need to include numerical values on these axes.

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