Thermodynamics and Kinetics · Thermodynamics

Collision Theory and Reaction Rates

Exploring how temperature, concentration, and catalysts affect the frequency of effective collisions.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why does increasing the temperature make a reaction happen faster?
  2. 2How does a catalyst lower the activation energy without being consumed?
  3. 3What must happen at the particle level for a collision to result in a reaction?

Common Core State Standards

HS-PS1-5
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Period: Thermodynamics

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