Lesson Plan

Lesson: Rate of Reaction

Aim :

To study how the rate of a reaction is defined and measured.

Learning Outcomes :

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to :

1. explain the terms reactant, product and rates of reaction.

2. state the unit for rate of reaction.

3. suggest a few experimental techniques to determine the rate of a chemical reaction.

Assumed prior knowledge:

Students should already be familiar with stoichiometric equations and state symbols.

Underlying Principles

1. Making the invisible, visible.

2. Enabling students to know what to look for.

Time taken to complete the activities : 80 minutes

Differentiation

Questions in the student notes are designed to enable all students to complete the activity.
The pop-up answers are provided for the students to view when they have considered their
responses. Worksheet questions include questions that require recall, understanding and
application of the new concepts learned.

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Development of Lesson :
No. Steps
1 Set Induction.
(Ascertaining prior
knowledge and
introducing lesson
topic for the day).
2 Student Activity
3 Evaluation
4 Extension activity
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Strategy Resources
• Teacher to get students to state as many
pieces of information they can get from a
balanced chemical equation for eg. the
physical states of the reactants and
products, the number of moles of
substances involved, the ratio of
moles/volumes of gaseous reactants and
products etc.
• Teacher to get students to suggest
importance of knowing how fast chemicals
react with each other (for eg. for
economical and safety reasons.)
Teacher to point out lesson objectives for
the day.
Teacher to go through Activities 1 - 2 • Courseware
with the students.
• Activity 1 : Rate of reaction
Students get to investigate how the
concentration of reactants and products
change during the course of a chemical
reaction. They are shown how to derive
the rate expression in terms of reactant
or product concentrations. They also
learn how to use the rate of reaction with
respect to a species to deduce the rate
with respect to the other species in a
balanced equation
• Activity 2 : Measuring rates of
reaction.
Students are shown how to measure the
rate of reaction by monitoring an
observable and measurable change in
the reaction mixture for eg. change in gas
volume, pressure and colour.
• Students to answer questions in the • Worksheet
student worksheet on their own.
• Students to go through the extension • Websites
activities on their own. • Reference
books.
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Worksheet answers

1. Rate of reaction.

1.1 a. The change in the concentration of a reactant or product with time.

b. i. mol dm-3 s-1

ii. It should decrease with time.

iii. The reaction stopped at 20 seconds after the start of the

reaction.

Chemical A was present in excess.

1.2 a. 2C4H10(g) + 13O2(g) 8CO2(g) + 10H2O(g)

b. i. 0.20 x 6.23 x 1023 = 1.25 x 1023 molecules per second.

ii. 8/2 x 0.20 = 0.80 mol dm-3 s-1

- (0.85 - 1.00)
1.3 a. Rate = = 0.0013 mol dm-3 s-1
2 x 60

b. Rate = 0.0013 x 3 = 0.0039 mol dm-3 s-1

c. Rate = 0.0013 x 2 = 0.0026 mol dm-3 s-1

Number of moles produced per second = 0.0026

2. Measuring rates of reaction.

2.1 a. NO2 is a coloured gas. Thus, its concentration may be determined by

colorimetry or the change in pressure.

b. The reaction involves a gaseous product, CO2. Thus, the volume or

pressure of the gas may be determined, or the concentration of HCl
may be determined by titrimetry.

c. The reaction involves a gaseous product, O2. Thus the volume or

pressure of the gas may be determined.

d. One of the products of the reaction is ethanoic acid. Its concentration may
be determined by titrimetry.

e. Aqueous iodine is coloured. Thus, its concentration may be determined

by colorimetry or by titrimetry.

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