Why does increasing the temperature speed up a reaction?

O A. It provides energy to overcome the activation energy.

B. It forces the reaction to favor the product side at equilibrium.

O c. It makes the energy of the reactants the same as the products.

O D. It increases the concentration of molecules so more will react.

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Fred

Chemistry

28 January, 23:31

Why does increasing the temperature speed up a reaction?

O A. It provides energy to overcome the activation energy.

B. It forces the reaction to favor the product side at equilibrium.

O c. It makes the energy of the reactants the same as the products.

O D. It increases the concentration of molecules so more will react.

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Kael Summers · Answer 1

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Explanation:

The increase of temperature makes the molecules collide more frequently which therefore means they also have more kinetic energy stored in them. This means there's more energy available for the molecules to use to overcome the activation energy.