IB Chemistry R2.2 Definitions

This page contains our IB Chemistry definitions for R2.2. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Chemistry 'Further rate of change'.
activation energy

The minimum collision energy required for successful collision, dependent on a particle's kinetic energy

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order of a reactant

The effect a reactant's concentration has on the rate of the reaction

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order of a reaction

The sum of the orders of all the reactants in the rate

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