Chemistry A-Level
Temperature as a rate factor
What Temperature as a rate factor means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Temperature as a rate factor
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Reference: OCR
Raising the temperature increases the average kinetic energy of the particles, so the rate increases; lowering it slows the reaction.
Topics that use Temperature as a rate factor
- Reaction rates (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Alternative reaction pathway
- Boltzmann distribution
- Catalysis and activation energy
- Catalyst examples
- Catalyst regenerated and not consumed
- Catalyst regenerated in the mechanism
- collision frequency
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