Across
- 3. model that emphasizes the energy and orientation of molecular collisions to explain and predict reaction kinetics
- 4. minimum energy necessary in order for a reaction to take place
- 6. slowest elementary reaction in a reaction mechanism; determines the rate of the overall reaction
- 10. stepwise sequence of elementary reactions by which a chemical change takes place
- 11. number of reactant species involved in an elementary reaction
- 13. Equation showing how the rate of a reaction depends on the concentration of reactants
- 14. mathematical relationship between a reaction’s rate constant, activation energy, and temperature
- 15. elementary reaction involving a single reactant species
- 16. proportionality constant in a rate law
Down
- 1. catalyst present in the same phase as the reactants
- 2. species produced in one step of a reaction mechanism and consumed in a subsequent step
- 4. how fast a reaction happens over a specific time, found by dividing concentration change by time change
- 5. elementary reaction involving three reactant species
- 7. (also, transition state) unstable combination of reactant species formed during a chemical reaction
- 8. elementary reaction involving two reactant species
- 9. catalyst present in a different phase from the reactants, furnishing a surface at which a reaction can occur
- 12. time required for half of a given amount of reactant to be consumed