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When a collision occurs between two reactant particles that, between them, have the required minimum kinetic energy, or activation energy, a product does not always form. Which of the following reasons explains this?

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The orientation/arrangement of the molecules in which they react is not always correct. The molecules must collide the right way round for a reaction to occur too.
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