Define a chemical reaction rate
Change in amount of product per unit of time
Are reaction rates conventionally positive or negative?
Positive
Average rate
Change in concentration over time
Instantaneous rate
Change in concentration / time
Initial rate
Rate at time 0
What happens to the rate of a reaction as the reaction proceeds?
It slows down
Instantaneous rate falls until
It reaches 0
Which factors affect reaction rates
Chemical nature Physical state Temperature Concentration Catalyst
What do rate las describe
The relationship between the rate of reaction and the concentration of the reactants
Rate constant
Constant specific for a reaction at a temperature
What is an integrated rate law for
Finding concentration of a substance after a time