General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium - 10.1 Rates of Reactions - Questions and Problems - Page 377: 10.5

Answer

a. Adding some $SO_2$ would increase the rate of the reaction. b. Increasing the temperature would increase the rate of the reaction. c. Adding a catalyst would increase the rate of the reaction. d. Removing some $O_2$ would decrease the rate of the reaction.

Work Step by Step

a. Adding more reactant to a reaction increases its rate. b. Higher temperature means more kinetic energy, and more collision, increasing the rate of the reaction. c. A catalyst provides an alternative pathway with a lower activation energy, increasing the number of effective collisions, and consequently, the rate of the reaction. d. Removing some reactant decreases the rate of the reaction.
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