Question:
Why does increasing the temperature speed up a reaction?
Answer:
Increasing the temperature increases reaction rates because of the disproportionately large increase in the number of high energy collisions. It is only these collisions (possessing at least the activation energy for the reaction) which result in a reaction.
Temperature. If the temperature is increased, the particles have more energy and so move quicker. Increasing the temperature increases the rate of reaction because the particles collide more often and with more energy.
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