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Standard temperature and pressure (STP)
Temp: 0 degrees Celsius = 273 K
Pressure: 1 atm (atmosphere)
moles: 1 mole
Mean free path
Distance traveled by a gas molecule between collisions
Ideal gas
Based on kinetic molecular theory

1. zero volume
2. no forces other than repulsive forces due to collisions
3. elastic collisions
4. kinetic energy is proportional to temperature of gas
Kinetic molecular theory
Ideal gas lack certain real gas characteristics
Universal gas constant?
R = .08206 L*atm/K*mol
R = 8.314 J/K*mol
Ideal gas law
PV = nRT
P: pressure
V: volume
n: number of moles
R: universal gas constant = 8.314 J/Kmol
T: temperature in kelvin
Standard molar volume at STP
22.4 Liters

At STP, 1 mol of ANY ideal gas will occupy 22.4 L.
Mole fraction (X)
number of mole of gas "a" divided by total number of moles of gas in sample
Partial pressure
Total pressure of gaseous mixture times mole fraction of particular gas

P(a) = (Xa) (Ptotal)
P(a): partial pressure of gas "a"
Xa: mole fraction of gas "a" (Mole fraction is # of moles of gas "a"/ total # of moles of gas in sample)
Ptotal: total pressure of gaseous mixture
Dalton's Law
Total pressure exerted by a gaseous mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of each of its gases

Ptotal = P1 + P2 + P3...
Average translational kinetic energy
KE = (3/2) RT
KE: kinetic energy, found from RMS velocity

This is the avg kinetic energy for one mol of gas molecules at a given moment
Graham's Law
Ratio of RMS velocities of 2 gases in homogeneous mixture

V1/V2 = square root (m2)/square root (m1)
V: RMS velocities
m: mass of gas molecules

Graham's law describes effusion and diffusion
Effusion
Spreading of gas from high pressure to low pressure through a pinhole

effusion rate 1/effusion rate 2 = square root (M2)/square root (M1)
M: molecular weights
Diffusion
Spreading of one gas into another gas, or into empty space

diffusion rate 1/diffusion rate 2 = square root (M2)/square root (M1)
How real gases deviate from ideal gases
Vreal > Videal

Intermolecular forces exist

Preal < Pideal
Collision model
In order for a reaction to occur, reacting molecules must collide

Rate of reaction is much lower than frequency of collisions

Most collisions do not result in reaction
Activation Energy (Ea)
Threshold energy required for collisions to create new molecules in a reaction

independent of temperature

Rate of reaction (K) increases with increasing temperature
Rate constant (kf) increases with increasing temperature???
Factors affecting rate of reaction
1. temperature
2. pressure (negligible effect)
3. concentration of reactants
Elementary reaction's coefficients: can they be used to determine rate law?
Yes! Coefficient tells you how many molecules participate in a reaction producing collision
Intermediates
Species that are products of one reaction and reactants of a later reaction in a reaction chain

Concentration is very low because they are often unstable and react as quickly as they are formed
Rate Law
Rate (forward) = Kf [A]^a [B]^b
Kf: rate constant (not rate of reaction)
a: order of each respective reactant
b: order of each respective reactant
a + b: overall order of reaction

Assumes no reverse reaction
1st Order reaction
A --> product

rate = Kf[A]

[A] decreases exponentially

ln[A] vs. time graph: straight line
slope: -Kf

Constant half-life independent of concentration [A]

No collisions take place in theory
2nd Order Reaction (1 reactant)
2A --> products

rate = Kf[A]^2

1/[A] vs time graph: straight line
slope: Kf

Half-life dependent upon concentration [A]
2nd Order Reaction (2 reactants)
A + B --> products

Rate = Kf[A][B]

no predictable half-life
3rd Order Reaction
3A --> products

Rate = Kf[A]^3

1/2[A]^2 vs. time graph: straight line
slope: Kf
Zero Order Reaction
[A] vs. time graph: straight line
slope: -Kf
Rate determining step
Rate of slowest elementary step determines the rate of the overall reaction
Catalyst
Substance that increases the rate of reaction without being consumed or permanently altered

Enhances product selectivity

Reduces energy consumption

Lowers activation energy (Ea)

Increases steric factor (p)

Creates a new reaction pathway which typically includes an intermediate

Cannot alter equilibrium constant (K)
Heterogeneous catalyst
Different phase than reactants and products

Usually solids while reactants and products are liquids or gases

Reaction rates can be enhanced by increasing surface area of catalyst
Homogeneous catalyst
same phase as reactants and products, usually in gas or liquid phase

Aqueous acid or base solutions

Autocatalysis = generate catalyst as product
Chemical equilibrium
Rate of forward reaction equals rate of reverse reaction

No change in concentration of products or reactants

Point of greatest entropy

Reactions always move toward equilibrium, therefore Q will always change towards K
Law of mass action
the relationship between the chemical equation and the equilibrium constant

K = 1 for solids or pure liquids like water
Equilibrium constant (K)
Described by the law of mass action

Relationship between a chemical equation and the equilibrium constant

aA + bB --> cC + dD

K = ([C]^c [D]^d)/([A]^a [B]^b) = (products^coefficients)/(reactants^coefficients)

K only depends upon temperature!!!

Equilibrium constant for a series of reactions is equal to the product of the equilibrium constants for each of its elementary steps

Pure solid or liquid is K=1, therefore not included in the law of mass action equation
Reaction quotient (Q)
For reactions not at equilibrium. It is used to predict

Q = (products^coefficients)/(reactants^coefficients)

Q is not constant, it can be any positive value

Use Q to predict the direction in which a reaction will proceed

Since reactions always move toward equilibrium, Q will always change towards K
Comparison of Q (reaction quotient) & K (equilibrium constant)
Q = K: reaction at equilibrium

Q > K: leftward shift because there is more product than reactant

Q < K: rightward shift because there is more reactant than product
Le Chatelier's Principle
When a system at equilibrium is stressed, the system will shift in the direction that will reduce that stress

Types of stress:
1. addition or removal of a product or reactant
2. changing the pressure of the system
3. heating or cooling the system