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Increasing the temperature at which a chemical reaction occurs ________.
A) will lower the activation energy, thus increasing the reaction rate
B) will raise the activation energy, thus decreasing the reaction rate
C) causes more reactant collisions to take place in a given time, thus increasing the reaction rate
D) will cause fewer reactant collisions to take place

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Introduction to Chemical Principles


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I think that will raise the activation energy,thus decreasing the reaction rate
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raising the temperature would increase the kinetic energy of reacting molecules ..... thus increasing the frequency of collisions .... more product is produced per unit time ... more reactants are consumed per unit time .... thus rate of reaction increases .
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