Every chemical reaction has its own characteristic rate. It is affected by some important factors. The most important factors are 1 , temperature, 2 , 3 and surface area out of these factors rise/decrease in temperature, light quantity, rise in the concentration of reactants and surface area 4 the rate of reaction. Whereas as 5 alter the rate of reaction.
| Rate (Ms−1) | [A] | [B] |
| 0.10 | 1.0 M | 0.20 M |
| ... | 2.0 M | 0.20 M |
| ... | 2.0 M | 0.40 M |
| [A], mol L−1 | [B], mol L−1 | Initial rate, mol L−1s−1, at | Initial rate, mol L−1s−1, at |
| 300 K | 320K | ||
| 2.5×10−4 | 3.0×10−5 | 5.0×10−4 | 2.0×10−3 |
| 5.0×10−4 | 6.0×10−5 | 4.0×10−3 | - |
| 1.0×10−3 | 6.0×10−5 | 1.6×10−2 | - |
| Action | Change of concentration | Change in rate |
| ∙ More hydrogen is added | ∙ Increase the concentration of reactant. | ∙ Rate the forward reaction increases. |
| ∙ More ammonia is added | ∙ Increase the concentration of product. | ∙ .............. |
| ∙ Ammonia is removed | ∙ Decrease the concentration of product. | ∙ .............. |
| ∙ More nitrogen is added | ∙ Increase the concentration of reactant. | ∙ ................ |