Chapter 6 - Rates of Chemical Reactions

catalyst

A(n) ________ is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction.

chemical species

Activated complex: ________ that exist at the transition state neither product nor reactant**

Transition state theory

________:** explain what happens when molecules collide in a reaction.

law exponents m

Rate ________ and n do not change with temperature and have to be found experimentally.

transition

It examines the ________, or change, from reactants to products.

Reaction rate

________**: change in the number of reactants or products over time.

Maxwell Boltzmann distribution

________*: fraction of collisions vs energy graph at a constant temperature.