Successful collisions
What Successful collisions means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Collisions in which the particles have energy equal to or greater than the activation energy, so a reaction takes place.
Collisions of reacting particles that have energy greater than or equal to the activation energy, so a reaction occurs.
Topics that use Successful collisions
- Collision theory and activation energy (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Catalyst
- Collision frequency
- Collision theory
- Concentration and pressure effects
- Effect of temperature on collision energy
- Experimental control of variables
- Explaining reaction rate in particle terms
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