Why Might Increasing the Concentration of a Set of Reactants

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Multiple Choice

Why might increasing the concentration of a set of reactants increase the rate of reaction?

• A)You have increased the chances that any two reactant molecules will collide and react.
• B)You have increased the ratio of reactants to products.
• C)The concentration of reactants is unrelated to the rate of reaction.
• D)The rate of reaction depends only on the mass of the atoms and therefore increases as you increase the mass of the reactants.
• E)none of the above

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