Factors affecting reaction rate

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  • Increasing the concentration of reactants increases the number of collisions between particles, increasing the likelihood of successful collisions and therefore the rate of reaction.
  • what is the collision theory?
    for particles to react, they have to collide with each other with sufficient energy (sufficient energy = activation energy)
  • the frequency of collisions is how often the particles collide. however not all collisions are successful. therefore MORE OFTEN means SUCCESSFUL COLLISIONS
  • the more energy a particle has, the more energy they can transfer during a collision