Kinetics: Concentration-Time Graphs (Part 1)

Kinetics A Level Chemistry

7 Full Lesson Bundle + A Bonus Revision Lesson which covers the Kinetics (How Fast?) chapters from the OCR A Level Chemistry Specification (also suitable for the AQA and Edexcel Spec- see Learning Objectives below) Lesson 1: Order of Reactants Lesson 2: The Rate Equation Lesson 3&4 Concentration-Time Graphs Lesson 5: Initial Rates and Clock Reactions Lesson 6: The Rate Determining Step Lesson 7: The Arrhenius Equation Lesson 8: Revision Lesson Learning Objectives: Lesson 1: LO1: To recall the terms rate of reaction, order, overall order and rate constant LO2: To describe how orders of reactants affect the rate of a reaction LO3: To calculate the overall order of a reaction Lesson 2: LO1: To determine the order of a reactant from experimental data LO2: To calculate the rate constant, K, from a rate equation LO3: To calculate the units of the rate constant Lesson 3&4: LO1: To know the techniques and procedures used to investigate reaction rates LO2: To calculate reaction rates using gradients from concentration-time graphs LO3: To deduce zero & first order reactants from concentration-time graphs LO4: To calculate the rate constant of a first order reactant using their half-life Lesson 5: LO1: To determine the rate constant for a first order reaction from the gradient of a rate- concentration graph LO2: To understand how rate-concentration graphs are created LO3: To explain how clock reactions are used to determine initial rates of reactions Lesson 6: LO1: To explain and use the term rate determining step LO2: To deduce possible steps in a reaction mechanism from the rate equation and the balanced equation for the overall reaction LO3: To predict the rate equation that is consistent with the rate determining step Lesson 7: LO1: Explain qualitatively the effect of temperature change on a rate constant,k, and hence the rate of a reaction LO2: To Know the exponential relationship between the rate constant, k and temperature, T given by the Arrhenius equation, k = Ae–Ea/RT LO3: Determine Ea and A graphically using InK = -Ea/RT+ InA derived from the Arrhenius equation Lesson 8: This is an engaging KS5 revision lesson the Kinetics topic in A Level Chemistry (Year 13) Students will be able to complete three challenging question rounds on kinetics covering: Measuring Reaction Rates Orders of reactants Concentration-time graphs Rate-concentration graphs Clock Reactions Initial rates Arrhenius Equation ***Declaimer: Please refrain from purchasing this popular resource for an interview lesson or a formal observation. This is because planning your own lessons, including using your own lesson PowerPoints, is a fundamental skill of a qualified/unqualified teacher that will be assessed during the scenarios outlined above***