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Why does a higher temperature cause a reaction to go faster?

a. Collisions occur with greater energy only.
b. There are more collisions per second and the collisions are of greater energy.
There are more collisions per second or the collisions are of greater energy.
d. There are more collisions per second only.
C.

User Ajay Jadhav
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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The higher the energy level of the collision, the more likely it is above the activation energy, increasing the rate of the reaction. Of course, you cannot go too far or the collision would not be effective and no reaction would occur.

More collisions per second increases the rate of the reaction too, so the reaction is faster

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