Topics 6 & 16

Most students will have come across the factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction before they start the IB Diploma programme; however they tend to have only a superficial knowledge about the underlying explanations. At Standard Level the programme explains why concentration, temperature, surface area (see right) and adding a suitable catalyst can all affect the rate in terms of the collision theory and the...

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