During a chemical reaction, increasing the temperature often A) increases the rate of the chemical reaction. B) prevents the chemical reaction from occurring. C) decreases the rate of the chemical reaction. D) reverses the direction of the chemical reaction.
Biology · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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During a chemical reaction, increasing the temperature often: A) Increases the rate of the chemical reaction.
Explanation:
- Increasing the temperature usually leads to an increase in the rate of a chemical reaction by providing more thermal energy to the reacting molecules.
- Higher temperatures typically result in increased molecular motion and collisions between reactant molecules, which increases the frequency and energy of successful collisions, leading to a higher reaction rate as outlined by the collision theory of chemical reactions.
- While there might be exceptions in some specific reactions where higher temperatures can inhibit the reaction or cause other effects, in most cases, an increase in temperature facilitates faster reaction rates.