Chemistry GCSE
Factors affecting reaction rate
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Increasing temperature, concentration, pressure or surface area, or adding a catalyst, increases the frequency or success of collisions and so increases the rate.
Topics that use Factors affecting reaction rate
- Reaction profiles (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Catalyst
- Collision theory
- Collisions
- Energy level diagrams
- Exothermic
- Exothermic and endothermic reactions
- Interpreting graphical models of reactions
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