I think this the the list of choices relating to the above question.
reaction rate
<span>activation energy </span>
<span>collision theory </span>
<span>spontaneous reaction
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The term that best relate to ben's observation is REACTION RATE.
Reaction rate is defined as the speed at which the chemical reaction proceeds. It either is the amount of concentration of a product in a given unit of time or the concentration of the reactant that is being consumed in a unit of time.
This isn't chemistry at all, but the Mormons are called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Electronegativity refers to the ability of an atom to attract shared electrons in a covalent bond. The higher the value of the electronegativity, the more strongly that element attracts the shared electrons.