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We are currently studying reactions in terms of kinetic energy, reaction rates, collision theory, and so on.
There is a question on my assignment that is kind of boggling me right now:
An increase in temperature of 10 C rarely doubles the kinetic energy of particles, and hence the number of collisions is not doubled. Yet, this temperature increase may be enough to double the rate of a slow reaction. How can this be explained?
I'm not sure if it has to do with the wording of the question, but I'm really not getting this question.
There is a question on my assignment that is kind of boggling me right now:
An increase in temperature of 10 C rarely doubles the kinetic energy of particles, and hence the number of collisions is not doubled. Yet, this temperature increase may be enough to double the rate of a slow reaction. How can this be explained?
I'm not sure if it has to do with the wording of the question, but I'm really not getting this question.