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What does the concentration of a solution mean?

Concentration tells you how much dissolved substance (solute) there is in a certain volume of solution.

What happens to the rate of reaction if you increase the concentration of a solution?

The rate of reaction increases, so the reaction happens faster.

Why does a higher concentration make a reaction between solutions faster?

There are more particles in the same volume, so particles collide more often and the rate increases.

What happens to the rate of reaction if you decrease the concentration of a reactant in solution?

The rate of reaction decreases, so the reaction happens more slowly, because collisions are less frequent.

In terms of particles, what does increasing the pressure of a gas do?

It squeezes the gas particles into a smaller volume, so they are closer together.

What effect does increasing the pressure of reacting gases have on the rate of reaction?

Increasing the pressure makes the reaction faster.

Why does higher gas pressure increase the rate of a reaction between gases?

The particles are closer together, so they collide more often, which increases the rate.

For which type of reactants does changing the pressure have a big effect on the rate of reaction?

Changing the pressure has a big effect when the reactants are gases.

How are increasing concentration in a solution and increasing pressure of a gas similar in their effect on particles?

Both pack more reacting particles into the same volume, so collisions happen more often and the rate increases.

When you test how concentration affects rate, what other conditions should you keep the same to make it a fair test?

You should keep things like temperature, surface area of any solids, use of any catalyst and total volume of solution the same.