Increasing Concentration of Reactants

[veneziaramirez 3I]

Does increasing the concentration of the reactants increase the rate of the reaction?

[Jasmine Wu 1L]

Yes, it does. For reactions to occur, the particles must collide and also have sufficient energy to cause that reaction. By increasing the concentration, you are also increasing the chances and frequency of collision between those particles.

[Maeve Gallagher 1J]

Yes because rate=k(conc. R)^n, so rate is proportional to the concentration of the reactants. This means that is concentration increases, rate increases.

[Peri Bingham 1G]

Since concentration and rate are directly proportional, an increase (or decrease) in the concentration will cause an increase (or decrease) in the rate.

[Sophia Bozone 2G]

yes, the reactions we are dealing with have a favorable forward reaction, and because we are typically dealing with them from the beginning of the reaction, they have not yet hit equilibrium. Therefore, an increase in reactants will increase the rate of the reaction

[Joyce Gu 1E]

yes, because the frequency of collisions between the two reactants will increase if the concentration increases