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What are 4 ways to increase the rate of a reaction?
There are 4 methods by which you can increase the rate of a reaction:
- Increase the concentration of a reactant.
- Increase the temperature of the reactants.
- Increase the surface area of a reactant.
- Add a catalyst to the reaction.
What substances increase reaction rate?
A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy without itself being consumed by the reaction.
What are 2 ways to increase reaction rate?
Terms in this set (5) More reactant = more chance of collision. Reaction rate increases with concentration of reactant. More movement = more chances of collision. Increase temperature.
What 4 things affect the rate of reaction?
The factors that affect reaction rates are:
- surface area of a solid reactant.
- concentration or pressure of a reactant.
- temperature.
- nature of the reactants.
- presence/absence of a catalyst.
What are some causes of increased rate of reaction?
Factors That Affect the Chemical Reaction Rate Concentration of Reactants. A higher concentration of reactants leads to more effective collisions per unit time, which leads to an increased reaction rate (except for zero-order reactions.) Temperature. Medium or State of Matter. Presence of Catalysts and Competitors. Pressure. Mixing. Summary of Factors.
What does not increase the rate of a reaction?
There are many factors that increase the rate of reaction like concentration of reactants, atmosphere, presence or absence of catalyst, nature of reactants etc. The factor usually does not increase the rate of reaction is lowering the temperature.
What factors influence reaction rate?
Several factors can influence the rate of a chemical reaction, including pressure, temperature, concentration and the presence of catalysts.
What variables affect the rate of reaction?
Reactant concentration. Increasing the concentration of one or more reactants will often increase the rate of reaction.