Reaction Rate

Things you need to know:

• Explain how concentration, temperature, surface area and a catalyst affect the rate at which a chemical reation takes place.
• Examples of each of the above.

Resources that will help you

• this PowerPoint
• An excellent interactive animation
• Information on Catalysts
• a biological catalyst at work (an enzyme)
• Digging Deeper (optional)
  • An English GSCE web site with animations
  • Email any good sites you find

Tasks you need to complete

Updated September 4, 2007

Downloads

• Rates of Reaction How-to PowerPoint

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