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2. When temperature increases, what happens to the molecules in a chemical reaction?

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As it heats up, the molecules speed up and the reaction happens faster.

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Increasing the temperature increases the average speed of the reactant molecules. As more molecules move faster, the number of molecules moving fast enough to react increases, which results in faster formation of products.
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