BRAINCAKECollision Theory
For a reaction to occur, the particles that are reacting must be moving with enough kinetic energy to collide with enough energy for existing bonds to break so that new bonds can be formed.
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- Factors Affecting Rate of Reaction
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- Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
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