Edexcel International A Level Chemistry Unit 4 Rates Equilibria and Further Organic Chemistry wch1401 v6
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Or:
− change in concentration of reactants −d[reactants] curve with concentration and find the reaction rate.
Rate = time = dt
[A] and [B] are in mol dm−3 and rate is in moldm−3 s−1
Aliquot is then titrated to determine the concentration
of a reactant or product species. Solids and liquids are not included in the rate equation.
Plot a graph to determine the rate of reaction by Gaseous and aqueous substances are included in the rate
drawing tangents. equation.
Mass change:
Mass of marble chips reacted=mass of flask and 1.4. Orders of Reaction
contents before reaction- mass of flask and contents
after reaction Zero Order: the reactant has no impact on the overall
All of the masses are measured by digital balance rate, i.e., the rate does not change when the
Record time dissipated for the complete reaction concentration of the reaction changes. Rate = k
Plot a graph of mass against time. First Order: the change of reactant is directionally
proportional to the change in the rate of reaction. Rate =
Most suitable for gases with high density. k[A]
Second order: The rate of reaction is proportional to the
Colorimetry:
concentration squared. Rate = k[A]2
The colourimeter is more reliable as it detects
The order can be worked out from concentration-time
changes that human eyes cannot.
Colorimeter uses the principles of the amount of light graphs:
If the graph is linear, the order is 0 as the rate is the
absorbed by the light-sensitive device (photocell), and
it is recorded as absorbance of light. gradient, and the gradient does not change.
Create a calibration curve between different Second-order reaction curves for concentration-time
concentrations of reactants and the absorbance of graphs will have a larger ‘kink’ or ‘curve’ in the graph than
first order
light.
You can work out the rate equation using an initial rates
Record the concentration regularly by recording
table
absorbance and convert it to concentration.
Half-life: the time it takes for the concentration of
Find the rate of reaction by using tangent.
The volume of gas evolved: reactants to halve
Measure the change in volume of gas using water In first-order reactions, the half-life is constant throughout
the reaction, and you can work it out using a graph:
over a measuring cylinder or gas syringe.
Record the volume of gases collected at regular time
intervals.
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by measuring the rate of the product or reactant over are attached to the carbocation, making it easily
time and then drawing a concentration-time/mass- accessible. Secondary halogenoalkanes can react by
time/volume-time graph either mechanism ( Sn 1 or Sn 2 )
K is the rate constant, R is the gas constant, T is the Some reactions can occur spontaneously at room
temperature in Kelvins, A is the Arrhenius constant, and temperature, so enthalpy and entropy are both involved in
Ea is the activation energy. the feasibility of a reaction.
The Ink form of the equation can be used to plot a graph Entropy is a measure of disorder. Gas > liquid > solid, as
of y = mx + c so the activation energy can be found. gas has the greatest entropy value as it has the most
disorder
As temperature increases, entropy increases as the
1.7. Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions particles become more spread apart - more disorder.
When there are more moles of the product than a
Two nucleophilic substitution reactions can occur: Sn 1
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Gibbs Free Energy is measured in KJ mol−1 , an indicator The less exothermic (more endothermic) the enthalpy of
of reaction feasibility, and can be represented graphically. hydration is, the more soluble it will be.
T
different as a reaction has to have enough energy to Gaseous and aqueous substances are included in the K c
happened at all. Like the rate constant, K c and K p can also have varying
Lattice Dissociation Enthalpy: The enthalpy changes when units depending on the powers of the concentrations or of
one mole of a solid ionic compound is completely the partial pressures.
dissociated into its gaseous constituent ions under K p is calculated using partial pressures, where the partial
Atomisation Enthalpy: the energy required to form 1 mole pressures of the products are divided by the partial
of gaseous atoms from the element in its standard state pressure of the reactants, and depending on the number
under standard conditions. of moles, the partial pressures are raised to the power of
Enthalpy of Electron Affinity: The enthalpy change when the number of moles used.
one mole of electrons is added to one mole of gaseous K c and K p are unaffected by catalysts, concentration
atoms to form one gaseous 1- ions under standard changes or pressure changes as the equilibrium will shift
conditions. to counteract those changes. The position of the
Enthalpy of solution: enthalpy change when one mole of equilibrium will remain the same.
solute is dissolved in water to infinite dilution so that the Temperature does affect K c and K p as it affects the
ions no longer interact under standard conditions. position of the equilibrium, therefore changing the
Enthalpy of hydration: The enthalpy changes when one concentration of the products and reactants.
mole of gaseous ions is dissolved in water to form one
mole of aqueous ions under standard conditions.
Born Haber Cycles works like Hess’s Law, allowing
3.2. Temperature and Equilibrium
enthalpy values to be measured indirectly. This value may Constant
differ from the theoretical value as it assumes that every
ionic compound is in a perfect ionic lattice when some If the forward reaction is exothermic, an increase in
ionic bonds have a covalent character. temperature will shift the equilibrium to the left,
The perfect ionic model assumes that the ions have no increasing the concentration of the reactants while
covalent character, that the ions are spherical, and that decreasing the concentration of the products - K c and
the charge is distributed evenly across the ionic bond. K p will decrease as the denominator is increasing.
Some covalent character happens when the ions are of If the forward reaction is endothermic, an increase in
different sizes and have different charges, as the cation temperature will shift the equilibrium to the right,
can polarise the anion. The charge distribution is uneven. increasing the concentration of the products while
Hess’s Law can be used to find the enthalpy of solution, decreasing the concentration of the reactants - K c and
Attractions are larger with ions with a large charge and Similar arguments can be said for a decrease in
smaller, so the enthalpy of hydration and lattice temperature, where if the forward reaction is
dissociation increases. endothermic, the concentration of reactants will increase,
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H2 O -> H + + OH −
When ΔG is less than or equal to 0, the reaction is feasible pH of a strong base can be calculated using the
when the equilibrium constant is large. concentration of the OH − ions and K w to find the [H + ]
ΔStotal = RlnK
ions
4.4. pH curves
4. Acid-Base Equilibria
pH curves show how the pH of a buffer solution changes,
4.1. Key Terms and these curves can have different equivalence points
depending on the reaction:
Bronsted-Lowry Base: A proton acceptor Strong Acid + strong base => pH 7
Bronsted-Lowry Acid: A proton donor Weak acid + weak base => equivalence point cannot be
Strong acid: An Acid that completely dissociates in determined
solution to form a high concentration of H + ions, which Strong acid + weak base => pH < 7 (more acidity)
gives a high pH (of 0-1) Strong base + weak acid => pH > 7 (more basicity)
Weak acid: An acid that does not completely dissociate in
solution; it forms a lower concentration of H + ions (pH 3-
7)
Weak base: A Base that does not completely dissociate in
solution, forming a pH of 7-11
Strong base: A base that completely dissociates in
solution, forming a pH of 12-14
Conjugate base: formed when an acid donates a proton
Conjugate acid: formed when a base accepts a proton;
these both include conjugate acid-base pairs
[H + ][A − ]
Ka = [HA]
For diprotic and triprotic acids (acids with two or three
pK a = −logK a
protons to donate, e.g. H2 S O4 , H3 P O4 ), there are
Diluting strong acids will increase the pH, e.g., by one unit, pH at the half equivalence point
by ten times. Indicators have different ranges, so they are used for
If you dilute a weak acid, the pH will have a very small various chemical reactions as they change colour at
change (less than one unit) as an equilibrium is formed different pHs. So, selecting an indicator with the same
where the equilibrium shifts to counteract the change. range as the equivalence point is important, which can be
found in the data booklet.
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used.
Nucleophilic addition reactions occur with C N − ions and
5.1. Optical Isomers a carbonyl group, which is used to extend the carbon
chain. The product is a hydroxynitrile. KCN is used as the
reagent as HCN is a toxic gas and is hard to store.
A chiral centre is a molecule with four different
atoms/groups of atoms bonded around one carbon atom, The iodoform test is for C H3 C O− groups. When iodine
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Acyl chlorides are derivatives of carboxylic acids that can contain hydrogen; therefore, they won’t appear on the
be formed when carboxylic acids react with PC l5 , and
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Chromatography can be used in forensics, drug testing in advanced analysis of different compounds (GC-MS - Gas
sports, and deduction of compounds. It can also be chromatography-mass spectrometry)
combined with mass spectrometry to have a more
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