Maxwell-Boltzmann distrubution

• What did maxwell boltzmann state?

  Molecules in a gas are in constant random motion with different kinetic energies
• why does the Maxwell boltzmann distribution curve start at 0

  no molecules have zero energy
• What do most molecules have?

  moderate energies
• what do some molecules have?

  a lot of energy
• what does it mean for the molecules on the left of the activation energy?

  These do not have enough energy to react
• how does the maxwell Boltzmann distribution curve change when there is increased temperature?

  • pushes to the right.
  • approximately the same area where molecules do not have enough energy to react.
  • activation energy a little higher.