In general, what is the relationship between temperature and the rate for a chemical reaction?

1 Answer
Jul 22, 2016

The rate increases exponentially as the temperature increases.

Explanation:

When we increase the temperature of one of the reactants in a chemical reaction, this increases the particles kinetic energy, making them move much faster than they were before.

This also increases the chance of a more successful collision and the rate of reaction.

"rate constant" = Ae^((-E_a)/(RT)

If A, E_a, and R are constant, a typical plot of "reaction rate vs." T looks like this:

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Hope this helps!