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Elephant's toothpaste - Concentration vs Rate of reaction

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This lesson explains Elephant's toothpaste - Concentration vs Rate of reaction, focusing on Concentration and reaction rate and Temperature and reaction rate. It helps students predict the effect of concentration, temperature, surface area and catalysts and calculate concentration and dilution.

Concentration and reaction rateTemperature and reaction rateSurface area and reaction rateConcentration & molarityCatalystConcentrationWaterConcentration effect

Learning goals

What you should be able to do

  • predict the effect of concentration, temperature, surface area and catalysts
  • calculate concentration and dilution
  • explain rate changes using collision theory

Curriculum links

VCE Chemistry connections

  • Unit 3, Area of Study 2Rates of chemical reactions