SampleExercise14.1CalculatinganAverageRateofReaction.pdfVIP

Sample Exercise 14.1 Calculating an Average Rate of Reaction From the data given in the caption of Figure 14.3, calculate the average rate at which A disappears over the time interval from 20 s to 40 s. Solution Analyze: We are given the concentration of A at 20 s (0.54 M) and at 40 s (0.30 M) and asked to calculate the average rate of reaction over this time interval. Plan: The average rate is given by the change in concentration, Δ[A], divided by the corresponding change in time, Δt. Because A is a reactant, a minus sign is used in the calculation to make the rate a positive quantity. Practice Exercise For the reaction pictured in Figure 14.3, calculate the average rate of appearance of B over the time interval from 0 to 40 s. –2 M/s Answer: 1.8 × 10 Chemistry: The Central Science, Eleventh Edition Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. By Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, and Catherine J. Murphy Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 With contributions from Patrick Woodward All rights reserved. Sample Exercise 14.2 Calculating an Instantaneous Rate of Reaction Using Figure 14.4, calculate the instantaneous rate of disappearance of C H Cl at t = 0 (the initial rate). 4 9 Solution Analyze: We are asked to determine an instantaneous rate from a graph of concentration versus time. Plan: To obtain the instantaneous rate at t = 0, we must determine the slope of the curve at t = 0. The tangent is drawn on the graph. Chemistry: The Central Science, Eleventh Edition Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. By Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bu