why can an increase in temperature lead to more effective collisions between reactant particles and an increase in the rate of a

Question

fenix001 [56]

3 years ago

8

why can an increase in temperature lead to more effective collisions between reactant particles and an increase in the rate of a

chemical reaction?

Chemistry

1 answer:

Tasya [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-21T07:35:20+03:00

The reason why is because particles are moving faster and possess greater kinetic energy due to the increase in temperature, this causes greater frequency or number of collisions to take place and also allows for a higher likelihood that upon reactant molecules colliding they will undergo the reaction process as they will have achieved the required energy needed for the reaction to start. Thus overall having a greater change in quantity conversion of reactants to products within a shorter period of time, thus increasing the reaction rate.