6.4 - Heterogeneous Catalysis: Surface Reactions
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Practice Questions
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What is heterogeneous catalysis?
💡 Hint: Think about different phases in a reaction.
Name one key component of the Langmuir model.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens before the reaction takes place.
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Which statement best describes heterogeneous catalysis?
💡 Hint: Think about how phases interact in catalysis.
True or False: The rate-determining step is always the first step in a reaction mechanism.
💡 Hint: Remember, it's about speed, not order.
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If the adsorption constants K_A and K_B have values of 0.5 and 0.2 respectively, calculate the rate of reaction if the partial pressures of A and B are both 1 atm.
💡 Hint: You'll need to organize your rate law into a form where k can be evaluated or known.
Discuss how increasing the catalyst's surface area could improve reaction rates in the Haber-Bosch process. Include examples.
💡 Hint: Look at how collisions and availability of sites intersect.
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