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How might increasing temperature affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

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Answer:

A general rule of thumb for most (not all) chemical reactions is that the rate at which the reaction proceeds will approximately double for each 10°C increase in temperature.

Step-by-step explanation:

Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of a system, so higher temperature implies higher average kinetic energy of molecules and more collisions per unit time.

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