Answer:
Only one—(i), or (ii), or (iii)—increases the reaction rate.
Explanation:
<em>Which of the following changes always leads to an increase in the rate constant for a reaction?</em>
- <em>Decreasing the temperature. </em>NO. A lower temperature leads to a slower reaction because the molecules have less energy to react.
- <em>Decreasing the activation energy</em>. YES. According to the Arrhenius equation, the lower the activation energy, the higher the rate constant.
- <em>Making the value of ΔE more negative</em>. NO. A more negative ΔE means a reaction is more spontaneous but not faster.
It would be in the fourth shell.
