Increasing the Temperature of a Chemical Reaction Usually Increases Greatly

question 69

Multiple Choice

Increasing the temperature of a chemical reaction usually increases greatly the rate of the reaction.The most important reason for this is that increasing the temperature:

• A) Increases the collision frequency.
• B) Decreases the probability factor.
• C) Increases the fraction of collisions with energy greater than E_act.
• D) Decreases the energy of activation.
• E) Makes the reaction more exothermic.

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