Ch.2 Rate of Reactions-1
Ch.2 Rate of Reactions-1
Ch.2 Rate of Reactions-1
CHEMICAL KINETICS
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Chapter 2
RATE OF REACTIONS
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1- Introduction :
• The study of reaction rates is
important because it helps us to
choose the most efficient and the
most economical conditions for an
industrial operation.
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• A chemical reaction is a transformation in
which reactants disappear and products are
formed.
• Chemical reactions can be slow or fast.
• Chemical kinetics is the study of the
progress of a chemical reaction with time.
• Only slow reactions are easily studied in
kinetics.
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2- Rate of formation and rate of
disappearance of a substance :
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a- Average rate of formation of a product P :
➢Definition :
The average rate of formation of a product P
within the interval of time ∆t = t2 – t1 is equal to
the slope of the secant on the curve
[P] = f(t) at the points of abscissa t1 and t2.
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b- Instantaneous rate of formation of a product P :
➢ Definition :
The instantaneous rate of formation of a
product P at time t is equal to the value of the
derivative of the function [P] = f(t) at time t.
d[P]
r (P)t =
dt t
Graphically it is equal to the value of the slope
of the tangent to the curve [P] = f(t) at the point
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c- Initial rate of formation of a product P :
➢ Definition :
The initial rate of formation of a product P is
equal to the value of the derivative of the
function [P] = f(t) at time t=0.
d[P]
r (P)t=0 =
dt t=0
Graphically it is equal to the slope of the
tangent to the curve [P] = f(t) at the point of
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B- Rate of disappearance of a reactant :
a- Average rate of disappearance of a reactant R :
➢ Definition :
The average rate of disappearance of a reactant
R within the interval of time ∆t = t2 – t1 is equal
to the negative slope of the secant on the curve
[R] = f(t) at the points of abscissa t1 and t2.
[R]2 – [R]1 ∆[R]
r (R) = - =-
t2 – t1 ∆t
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b- Instantaneous rate of disappearance of a reactant R :
➢ Definition :
The instantaneous rate of disappearance of a
reactant R at time t is equal to the negative
derivative of the function [R] = f(t) at time t.
d[R]
r (R)t = -
dt t
r(reaction) =
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Example :
For the equation : 2 N2O5 → 4 NO2 + O2
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3- kinetic study :
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Activity :
Reduction of hydrogen peroxide H2O2 with
iodide ions I- in acidic medium :
H2O2 + 2 I- + 2 H+ → I2 + 2 H2O
colorless colorless colorless Brown colorless
orange
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4- The half-life time of a reaction :
The half-life time t½ of a reaction is defined
depending on the studied curve, and is
determined graphically.
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➢ In case of a descending curve :
Definition : The half-life time t½ of the reaction is
the time required for the concentration of the
limiting reactant to decrease to one-half of its
initial value.
[R]0
At t½ : [R]t½ =
2
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Example :
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➢ In case of an ascending curve :
Definition : The half-life time t½ of the reaction is
the time required for the concentration of the
product to reach one-half of its final value.
[P]∞
At t½ : [P]t½ =
2
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Example :
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