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Understanding Reaction Rates

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Understanding Reaction Rates

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🧪 Part 1: Understanding Reaction Rates

1. What does "reaction rate" mean? Choose the best definition:

How hot a reaction gets

How quickly reactants turn into products

How many products are formed

How long a reaction lasts

2. Which of these everyday examples show reaction rates? (Tick all that apply)

Medicine dissolving in water

Food cooking faster at higher temperatures

Iron rusting over time

Sugar dissolving in hot tea vs cold tea

3. According to collision theory, particles must __________ with enough __________ to react.

Fill in the blanks: collide, energy, slowly, carefully

4. Which three main factors affect reaction rates?

Temperature, pressure, colour

Concentration, temperature, surface area

Volume, mass, density

Time, speed, distance

🔬 Part 2: Practical Observations

5. Effervescent tablet experiment results:

Record your timing results:

Cold water: _______ seconds

Room temperature water: _______ seconds

Warm water: _______ seconds

6. Which temperature gave the fastest reaction rate? Explain why using collision theory.
7. Predict what would happen if you:

a) Used a crushed tablet instead of a whole tablet: ________________________

b) Used more concentrated acid instead of water: ________________________

8. Draw and label a simple diagram showing why higher temperature increases reaction rate. Include particles and collisions.

🎯 Part 3: Extension & Reflection

9. Extension: Research and explain what a catalyst does to reaction rates.
10. Real-world application: A pharmaceutical company needs to make medicine that dissolves quickly in the stomach. Suggest three ways they could increase the dissolution rate and explain each using collision theory.
11. Learning goal: What would you like to understand better about reaction rates in the next lesson?

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