Factors Affecting Reaction Rates
Students will explore how concentration, temperature, surface area, and catalysts influence the speed of a reaction.
Key Questions
- Explain how increasing the temperature generally increases the rate of a chemical reaction.
- Analyze the role of a catalyst in speeding up a reaction without being consumed.
- Predict how changing the surface area of a solid reactant will affect the reaction rate.
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