Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 032191029X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-029-5

Chapter 15 - Chemical Equilibrium - Exercises - Problems - Page 565: 40

Answer

The rate of a particular reaction doubles when the temperature increases by roughly $10^{\circ}C$ is because increasing the temperature disproportionately increases the collisions the particles experience and thus more particles are likely able to cross the activation energy barrier that is required for a reaction to occur. So if the faster moving particles have enough energy to collide and react, the reaction will certainly be much faster.

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