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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{4} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{p{0.3433 cm} p{0.3433 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Chemical Reaction Kinetics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{Chemical reactions occur when molecules collide} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 0) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Requirements:}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- the molecules have to come close enough to interact} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- have to have the proper orientation when they collide} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- the molecules colliding have to have sufficient energy, since the kinetic energy from a moving molecule is used to break bond} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{most collisions do NOT result in a chemical reaction}}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 0) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{The transition state in a chemical reactants occur {\bf{before}} formation of the products} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- once adequate reaction connections are met a reaction will occur} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- reactions occur in steps. Often partial bonds between the molecules, and in the process creating a transition state} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- transition state is higher in energy due to repulsive forces of electrons between all the three atoms} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 0) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Steps:}}} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{Reactants} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{Transition state} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 1) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{Products} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{p{0.3433 cm} p{0.3433 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Energy Diagrams}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{illustrates energy changes} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 0) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- the height of the energy barrier indicates the {\bf{rate}} of reaction (E\textasciitilde{}a\textasciitilde{})} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 0) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Activation energy (E\textasciitilde{}a\textasciitilde{})}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- minimum amount of energy needed for a reaction to occur} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{High = SLOW}} (few molecules can transition)} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Low = FAST}} (lots of molecules can transition)} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{p{0.3433 cm} p{0.3433 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Exothermic Reaction}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{the average energy of the reactants is {\bf{higher}} than that of the products, indicating that energy has been released in the reaction} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{p{0.3433 cm} p{0.3433 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Endothermic Reaction}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{the average energy of the reactants is {\bf{less}} than that of the products, indicating that energy has been absorbed in the reaction} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.33887 cm} x{2.09413 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Conditions that Drive a Chemical Reaction}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Concentration}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{increase (reactants) - increase number of collisions - increase reaction rate} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 0) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Temperature}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{increase temperature - increase the energy of each molecule - increase collision and further successful collisions - increase reaction rate} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 0) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Catalysts}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- substance that speeds up the rate of reaction by lowering the activation energy (lower E\textasciitilde{}a\textasciitilde{} - faster reaction)} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- recovered unchanged in a reaction} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{- does not appear in the product} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 0) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Uncatalyzed reaction}} & {\bf{higher}} E\textasciitilde{}a\textasciitilde{} - {\bf{slower}} reaction \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Catalyzed reaction}} & {\bf{lower}} E\textasciitilde{}a\textasciitilde{} - {\bf{faster}} reaction \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Chemical Equilibrium}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{chemical reactions are {\bf{often reversible}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{Ex.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{- reactants create products ({\bf{forward}} reaction - moving to the {\bf{right}})} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{- products can also form reactants ({\bf{reverse}} reaction - moving to the {\bf{left}})} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 0) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Equilibrium}}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{reversible reactions reach {\bf{equilibrium}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{- rate of the {\bf{forward}} reaction = rate of the {\bf{reverse}} reaction} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 0) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Equilibrium Constant (K)}}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{- characteristic value for a given reaction at a given temperature} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{- concentration is key = number of moles in a given volume} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 0) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Calculating K}}} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{calculate K for the reaction between the general reactants A\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{} and B\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{}. The concentrations mol/L = Molar (M) at equilibrium are as follows:} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{(A\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{}) = 0.25 M} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{(B\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{}) = 0.25 M} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{(AB) = 0.50 M} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 1) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{A\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{} = B\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{} -{}-\textgreater{} 2AB} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 1) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{K = (AB)\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} / (A\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{}) x (B\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{}) = (0.50)\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} / (0.25) x (0.25) = (0.50) x (0.50) / 0.0625 = 0.25 / 0.0625 = {\bf{4.0}}} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}