Describe in words and drawings what happens to the energy of all molecules in a reaction when the temperature is increased from 100 degrees to 200 degrees.

Question

Make sure you include how this effects the kinetics of the reaction.

Answer 1

Molecules at a higher temperature have more kinetic energy: they move faster. This increases reaction rate in 2 ways. As the molecules are moving faster, they will collide with each other more often. The collisions will also be more energetic, and therefore more likely to provide sufficient activation energy for reaction.

Answer 2

Hello Tierra

In general, increasing the temperature increases the rate of the reaction as the reactant molecules now have more kinetic energy resulting in a greater number of collisions between them.