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Fire orange - a demonstration of collision theory and rates of reaction

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This Short uses a dramatic orange flame to demonstrate how dispersing a solid increases surface area and the frequency of successful collisions.

Collision theorySurface area and reaction rateDemonstrations & data interpretationShort videoCollision theoryReaction rateSurface-area effectDemonstrationData analysis

Learning goals

What you should be able to do

  • relate surface area to reaction rate
  • explain the observation using collision theory

Curriculum links

VCE Chemistry connections

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