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| Reaction Rate | the speed at which reactants are converted into products in a |
| Collision Theory | in order for a chemical reaction/effective collision to occur, |
| Reaction Mechanism | the specific set of steps/reactions involved in an overall |
| Nature of Reactants | reactions involving ionic substances tend to have faster rates |
| Concentration | an increase in concentration of reactants will increase the rate of a |
| Surface Area | an increase in the surface area of reactants will increase the rate of a |
| Pressure | an increase in pressure will increase the rate of a chemical reaction (only |
| Catalyst | a substance that is neither a reactant nor a product, but functions to |
| Temperature | an increase in temperature will increase the rate of a chemical |
| Equilibrium | when two opposing processes are occurring at equal rates |
| Physical Equilibrium | when two opposing physical processes are occurring at equal |
| Phase Equilibrium | when the processes of freezing and melting or evaporating and |
| Solution Equilibrium | when the processes of dissolving and precipitating are |
| Chemical Equilibrium | in a chemical reaction, when the forward and reverse |
| Le Chatelier’s Principle | predicts that when a stress is applied to an equilibrium |
| Enthalpy | the heat energy absorbed or released during a chemical reaction |
| Entropy | a measure of the randomness or chaos associated with a chemical reaction |
| Potential Energy Diagrams | used to illustrated the energy lost or gained (the |
| Endothermic Reactions | chemical reactions that consume or require energy; |
| Exothermic Reactions | chemical reactions that produce or release energy; chemical |
| Activated Complex | an intermediate structure formed in the conversion of |
| Activation Energy | The minimum energy required to convert reactants into |
