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Quiz your students on kinetics topics

The topics included in this Starter for ten activity are: collision theory, sketching Maxwell-Boltzmann and the importance of Maxwell-Boltzmann.

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Starters for 10: Advanced level 1 (16–18)

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England
- GCSE
- A/AS level
Scotland
- Higher
  - SQA Chemistry
    - 3. Chemistry in society
      - (b) Controlling the rate
        (iii) Kinetic energy distribution
        Energy distribution diagrams can be used to explain the effect of changing temperature on the kinetic energy of particles and reaction rate.
Wales
- A/AS level
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 2: ENERGY, RATE AND CHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUNDS
      - 2.2 Rates of reaction
        (a) collision theory in explaining the effects of changing conditions on reaction rate
        (d) rapid increase in rate with temperature in terms of changes in the Boltzmann energy distribution curve
Northern Ireland
- A/AS level
  - CCEA Chemistry
    - Unit AS 2: Further Physical and inorganic Chemistry and an Introdution to Organic Chemistry
      - 2.9 Kinetics
        2.9.1 recall how factors, including concentration, pressure, temperature and catalyst, affect the rate of a chemical reaction;
        2.9.2 use the collision theory and the concept of activation energy to qualitatively explain how these factors affect the reaction rate;
        2.9.3 demonstrate a qualitative understanding of the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution of molecular energies in gases and interpret curves for different temperatures and for catalysed and uncatalysed reactions;
- GCSE
  - CCEA Chemistry
    - Unit 2: Further Chemical Reactions, Rates and Equilibrium, Calculations and Organic Chemistry
      - 2.3 Rates of reaction
        2.3.3 interpret experimental data quantitatively, for example drawing and interpreting appropriate graphs to determine the rate of reaction; and
  - CCEA Double award science
    - Unit C2: Further Chemical Reactions, Rates and Equilibrium, Calculations and Organic Chemistry
      - 2.3 Rates of reaction
        2.3.3 interpret experimental data quantitatively, for example drawing and interpreting appropriate graphs to determine the rate of reaction; and
Republic of Ireland
- Leaving Certificate
  - Chemistry
    - 6. Rates of reaction
      - 6.1 Reaction Rates
        Activities
        Plotting and simple interpretation of reaction rate graphs.
        Depth of treatment
        Rate of reaction.
      - 6.2 Factors Affecting Rates of Reaction
        Depth of treatment
        Concentration. Particle size.
        Temperature.

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