6.2 Rate of reaction
- Syllabus
- 0620–2026–2027
- Topic
- 6.2
- Level
- —
6.2.1—Rate changes caused by concentration
- Describe rate changes caused by concentration, gas pressure, solid surface area, temperature and adding/removing catalysts, including enzymes
6.2.2—Catalyst increases the rate of a
- State: a catalyst increases the rate of a reaction and is unchanged at the end of a reaction
6.2.3—Practical methods for investigating
- Describe practical methods for investigating the rate of a reaction including change in mass of a reactant or a product and the formation of a gas
6.2.4—Interpret data
- Interpret data, including graphs, from rate of reaction experiments
6.2.5—Collision theory in terms of: (a)
- Describe collision theory in terms of: (a) number of particles per unit volume (b) frequency of collisions between particles (c) kinetic energy of particles (d) activation energy, Ea
6.2.6—Rate changes using collision theory
- Explain rate changes using collision theory for concentration, gas pressure, solid surface area, temperature and adding/removing catalysts, including enzymes
6.2.7—Catalyst decreases the activation
- State: a catalyst decreases the activation energy, Ea, of a reaction
6.2.8—Evaluate practical methods for
- Evaluate practical methods for investigating the rate of a reaction including change in mass of a reactant or a product and the formation of a gas
Objective notes
8 learning objectivesConceptIGCSE Chemistry