Reaction Kinetics · Chemical Reactions

Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution

Using statistical distributions to explain the effect of temperature on reaction rates.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the distribution of molecular energies change as temperature increases?
  2. 2Why is the area under the Maxwell-Boltzmann curve constant for a fixed sample size?
  3. 3How does the addition of a catalyst shift the proportion of effective collisions?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Reaction Kinetics - JC1
Level: JC 1
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Reaction Kinetics
Period: Chemical Reactions

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