Rates of ReactionMemory Aid

Memory Aid: CCTSP

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This memory aid covers Memory Aid: CCTSP within Factors Affecting Rate for GCSE Chemistry. Revise Factors Affecting Rate in Rates of Reaction for GCSE Chemistry with 20 exam-style questions and 18 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 10 of 13 in this topic. Use it for quick recall, then test yourself straight afterwards so the memory aid becomes usable in an answer.

Topic position

Section 10 of 13

Practice

20 questions

Recall

18 flashcards

🧠 Memory Aid: CCTSP

Remember the five factors that affect rate of reaction using CCTSP:

  • C — Concentration (more particles per volume)
  • C — Catalyst (lowers activation energy)
  • T — Temperature (faster particles, more exceed Ea)
  • S — Surface area (more exposed particles)
  • P — Pressure (for gases — same as concentration)

Picture a chef (C) cooking (C) in the Test kitchen (T) with Special (S) Pans (P) — CCTSP rules the kitchen of chemistry!

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Practice Questions for Factors Affecting Rate

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

  • A. Temperature
  • B. Concentration of reactants
  • C. Colour of the reactants
  • D. Surface area of a solid reactant
1 markfoundation

Explain, in terms of particles, why increasing temperature increases the rate of reaction.

3 marksstandard

Quick Recall Flashcards

What are enzymes?
Biological catalysts - specific and work at certain temperatures
What are the four factors that affect rate of reaction?
Temperature, Concentration, Surface area, Catalyst

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