Question

Describe four ways you could increase the rate of a chemical reaction.

Answer 1

1. Increase the temperature

2. Increase the pressure of an reacting gas

3. Solid reactants are broken into smaller pieces

4. The concentration of a dissolved reactant is increased.

Answer 2

1) Increasing the temperature.

2) Increasing the concentration (in solution).

3) Increasing the pressure (in gases).

4) Increasing the surface area of a solid.