Reaction Rate

1. the lower the activation energy, the faster the reaction rate

2. the greater the concentrations of the reactants, the faster the rate (more favorable collisions)

3. the higher the temperature of the reaction mixture, the faster the reaction rate

ΔG has no bearing on rate of the reaction!

Thermodynamic & Kinetic factors DO NOT AFFECT EACH OTHER!!!

Catalyst - lowers the activation energy of the rate-determining step (therefore the energy of the higher-energy transition state), remains UNCHANGED at the end of the rxn

***even though the catalyst MAY physically change in the middle...will always revert back for no net change

Rate Law - reactants of rate-determining step, NOT products...(previous post)...can only be determined EXPERIMENTALLY