Question

ect amount of energy and impact is at the right angle and location. Describe how collision theory helps predict how temperature, pressure, and concentration impact reaction rates. Question 5 of 11 Collision theory states that as molecules or ions bump into each other, a reaction will only occur if the collision has the correct amount of energy and impact is at the right angle and location. Describe how collision theory helps predict how temperature, pressure, and concentration impact reaction rates. As temperature increases, the number of collisions _______ and the energy of the collisions _______.

Answer 1

Answer: As temperature increases, the number of collisions increases and the energy of the collisions increases.

Explanation:

According to collision theory, for a reaction to take place it is necessary to have collisions between the reacting species or atoms.

A collision will only be effective if species coming together have a certain minimum value of internal energy equal to the activation energy of the reaction.

More is the number of collisions taking place in a chemical reaction more will be the kinetic energy of its molecules. As kinetic energy is the energy acquired due to motion of atoms or a substance.

Also, collisions increases with increase in temperature as:

$K.E = \frac{3}{2}kT$

Kinetic energy is directly proportional to temperature. So, more is the temperature more will be energy of molecules.

Thus, we can conclude that as temperature increases, the number of collisions increases and the energy of the collisions increases.