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Chapter Test B
Teacher Notes and Answers
28. The rate law is determined from the slowest
17 Reaction Kinetics step, called the rate-determining step
because it has the slowest rate.
TEST B
29.
1. d
2. a
3. a
4. d
5. a
6. b
7. c
8. c
9. reaction mechanism 30.
10. temperature
11. catalyst
12. enough energy and a favorable
orientation
13. rate-determining step
14. endo
15. homogeneous
16. order
The activation energy is lower with a
17. specific rate constant, k
catalyst than without the catalyst, but the net
18. higher
energy change is the same for both
19. a
reactions.
20. b
31. R = k[A]n [B]m. R is the reaction rate, k is
21. a
the specific rate constant, [A] and [B] are
22. b
the molar concentrations of the reactants,
23. d
and n and m are the respective powers to
24. Homogeneous reactions involve reactants
which the concentrations are raised.
and products that exist in a single phase.
32. R = k[A]2
Heterogeneous reactions involve reactants in
two different phases. 1 mol Mg
33. 0.060 g Mg  = 2.469
25. The energy of the activated complex is 24.3 g Mg
greater than the energy of the reactants and  10
3 mol Mg
greater than the energy of the products.
 (mol Mg)
26. nature of reactants, surface area, Average rate = =
temperature, concentration, presence of t
catalysts 2.469 10
3 mol Mg =
27. In order for a reaction to occur, the
molecules or atoms must collide with
sufficient energy to overcome the activation 9.9 10
5 mol/s
energy barrier. The collision also must occur 34. two
in the correct orientation, in most cases at a
particular end of a molecule or atom.

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Chapter Test B
Chapter: Reaction Kinetics
PART I On the line at the left of each statement, write the letter of the choice that
best completes the statement or best answers the question.

_____ 1. In an energy profile, the activated complex is represented at the

a. left end of the curve.
b. right end of the curve.
c. bottom of the curve.
d. top of the curve.
_____ 2. Examination of a chemical system before and after a reaction reveals
the
a. net chemical change.
b. reaction mechanism.
c. intermediates.
d. activated complex.
_____ 3. Increasing the surface area of the reactants in a heterogeneous reaction
a. tends to increase reaction rate.
b. tends to decrease reaction rate.
c. has no effect on reaction rate.
d. cancels the rate-determining step.
_____ 4. If the concentration of a reactant in a mixture is doubled and the
reaction rate increases by a factor of eight, the reaction order with
respect to that reactant is
a. zero.
b. one.
c. two.
d. three.
_____ 5. A reaction order is found by comparing the concentration ratio with the
a. rate ratio.
b. time ratio.
c. temperature ratio.
d. pressure ratio.

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_____ 6. The energy change,
E, for a reaction is the energy difference between
the
a. products and intermediates.
b. products and reactants.
c. products and the activated complex.
d. reactants and intermediates.
_____ 7. The study of the factors that affect the reaction rate and the
mathematical expressions for the reaction rate is called
a. thermodynamics.
b. electrochemistry.
c. chemical kinetics.
d. stoichiometry.
_____ 8. A reaction order is zero in reactant A and is two in reactant B. What
happens to the reaction rate when the concentrations of both reactants
are doubled?
a. It remains the same.
b. It increases by a factor of two.
c. It increases by a factor of four.
d. It increases by a factor of eight.
PART II Write the correct term (or terms) in the space provided.
9. The sequence of steps in a reaction process is called the
______________________________.
10. Raising the ______________________________ of a reaction increases the
collision energy.
11. A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being
consumed is a(n) ______________________________.
12. To be effective, a collision requires these two things: _________ and
_________.
13. The _________ is the slowest step in a mechanism.
14. Breaking bonds _________ energy in the form of heat. This means that bond
breaking is a(n) _________ process.
15. Reactions involving reactants with only one phase are _________ reactions.

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Chapter Test B, continued

16. The power to which a reactant concentration is raised in a rate law equation is
called the _________ in that reactant.
17. The _________is the proportionality constant relating the rate of the reaction
to the concentrations of reactants.
18. The activated complex is _________ in energy than the reactants.

PART III The left column below gives ways you can change a chemical system,
and the right column gives possible effects of those changes. Write the letter of
the probable effect in the space next to each change in the first column. (Letters
can be used more than once.)
19. ______ increasing temperature a. increases the reaction rate
20. ______ decreasing surface area
b. decreases the reaction rate
21. ______ adding a catalyst
c. might increase or decrease the
22. ______ decreasing reactant reaction rate
concentration
d. doesn’t affect the reaction rate
23. ______ changing concentration of
a zero-order reactant

PART IV Write the answers to the following questions in the space provided.
24. What is the difference between homogeneous reactions and heterogeneous
reactions?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
25. How does the energy of the activated complex compare with the energies of
reactants and products?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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Chapter Test B, continued

26. List the five factors that can influence reaction rate.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
27. Explain why the energy and orientation of the collision of atoms and
molecules is important in chemical reactions.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
28. Identify the step used to determine the rate law if a chemical reaction proceeds
in a sequence of steps.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

PART V Complete the problems in the space provided.

29. Draw an energy profile for an exothermic reaction. Label reactants, products,
activated complex, and activation energy.

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Chapter Test B, continued

30. Draw an energy profile of a reaction with and without a catalyst. Compare the
two reactants with respect to the activation energy and the net energy change.

31. Write the general equation for the rate law, and identify each variable and
constant.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
32. Determine the rate law equation for the following reaction, given the
experimental data shown below.

3A  B

Trial run [A] Reaction rate

1 0.4 M 2.0 M/s

2 0.8 M 8.0 M/s

33. Use the following chemical equation to answer the question below.
+
2+

Mg(s) + 2H3O (aq) + Cl (aq)  Mg (aq) + 2Cl (aq) + H2(g) + H2O(l)
If 0.060 g of magnesium completely react in 25 s, what is the average reaction
rate in moles/second over that time interval? (The atomic mass of Mg is 24.3
amu.) Show your work.

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Chapter Test A, continued

34. What is the order of a reaction if its rate increases by a factor of 13 when the
reactant concentration increases by a factor of 3.6?

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