Kinetics Broadly speaking, the factors that influence chemical reaction rates may be summarised as follows. Chemical nature of reactants (Is the chemical reaction thermodynamically “downhill so that it can occur spontaneously at all?) Reactant Concentration (or pressure for a gas) Physical state of reactants (e.g. phase, or surface area of solids) Presence of catalyst Temperature 012 For each offervations, identify which one these five factors is most important, and briefly explain how/why that is the case. (a) The ability to sustain aerobic exercise is limited by the amount of haemoglobin in the blood. ANSWER: (b) Non-starch polysaccharides are large complex carbohydrates, and an important source of dietary fibre. Their chemical energy content is similar to other carbohydrates like sucrose. Why is it that some bacteria can process these molecules but they do not undergo respiration via by human digestion? ANSWER: (c) Potato is made edible by cooking it ANSWER (d) Digestion is enhanced by chewing our food