Rates of Reaction

Changing the Rate of a Reaction.

There are 5 ways to increase the rate of a chemical reaction.
They are all understood in terms of collision theory.

The rate of a chemical reaction may be increased by
1) Raising the temperature.
2) Increasing the concentration (in solution).
3) Increasing the pressure (in gases).
4) Increasing the surface area of a solid.
5) Use a catalyst.

The opposite of 1, 2, 3 and 4 will decrease the rate of a reaction.
A catalyst (strictly speaking) will change the rate of a reaction.
A catalyst can make a reaction go faster or slower.
In practice a catalyst is mainly used to make a reaction go faster.

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