Chemical Reaction Engineering Quiz

Factors Affecting Chemical Reaction Rate

• Concentration of reactants affects the rate of a chemical reaction
• Temperature affects the rate of a chemical reaction
• Surface area of reactants affects the rate of a chemical reaction
• Pressure affects the rate of a chemical reaction
• Presence or absence of light affects the rate of a chemical reaction
• The rate of a chemical reaction is NOT affected by the color of the reactants

Catalysts in Chemical Reactions

• A catalyst is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction
• A catalyst lowers the activation energy required for a chemical reaction to occur
• A catalyst remains unchanged at the end of a chemical reaction

Order of a Chemical Reaction

• The order of a chemical reaction with respect to a particular reactant is the power to which the concentration of the reactant is raised in the rate equation
• A first-order reaction is one in which the rate of reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of the reactant
• A second-order reaction is one in which the rate of reaction is proportional to the square of the concentration of the reactant

Test your knowledge of chemical reaction engineering with this quiz! Learn about the factors that do not affect the rate of a reaction, the purpose of a catalyst, and the order of a reaction with respect to a reactant.