Science and Technology/Engineering | Grade : High School
Discipline - Chemistry
Core Idea - Matter and Its Interactions
[HS.CHEM.1.5] - Construct an explanation based on kinetic molecular theory for why varying conditions influence the rate of a chemical reaction or a dissolving process. Design and test ways to slow down or accelerate rates of processes (chemical reactions or dissolving) by altering various conditions.*
Clarification Statements: Explanations should be based on three variables in collision theory: (a) quantity of collisions per unit time, (b) molecular orientation on collision, and (c) energy input needed to induce atomic rearrangements. Conditions that affect these three variables include temperature, pressure, concentrations of reactants, agitation, particle size, surface area, and addition of a catalyst. State Assessment Boundary: State assessment will be limited to simple reactions in which there are only two reactants and to specifying the change in only one variable at a time.
[AI.N-Q.A.1] -
Use units as a way to understand problems and to guide the solution of multi-step problems; choose and interpret units consistently in formulas; choose and interpret the scale and the origin in graphs and data displays.*
[AI.N-Q.A.3] -
Choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities.*
[HS.CHEM.1.6] -
Design ways to control the extent of a reaction at equilibrium (relative amount of products to reactants) by altering various conditions using Le Chatelier’s principle. Make arguments based on kinetic molecular theory to account for how altering conditions would affect the forward and reverse rates of the reaction until a new equilibrium is established.* Clarification Statements: Conditions that can be altered to affect the extent of a reaction include temperature, pressure, and concentrations of reactants. Conditions that can be altered to affect the rates of a reaction include temperature, pressure, concentrations of reactants, agitation, particle size, surface area, and addition of a catalyst. State Assessment Boundaries: Calculations of equilibrium constants or concentrations are not expected in state assessment. State assessment will be limited to simple reactions in which there are only two reactants and to specifying the change in only one variable at a time.
[HS.CHEM.1.7] -
Use mathematical representations and provide experimental evidence to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction. Use the mole concept and proportional relationships to evaluate the quantities (masses or moles) of specific reactants needed in order to obtain a specific amount of product. Clarification Statements: Mathematical representations include balanced chemical equations that represent the laws of conservation of mass and constant composition (definite proportions), mass-to-mass stoichiometry, and calculations of percent yield. Evaluations may involve mass-to-mass stoichiometry and atom economy comparisons, but only for single-step reactions that do not involve complexes.