Combined Science GCSE
Factors affecting rates
What Factors affecting rates means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Concentration, pressure, surface area, temperature and catalysts change the rate by altering the frequency of collisions or the proportion of particles with energy greater than or equal to the activation energy.
Topics that use Factors affecting rates
- Collision theory and activation energy (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Catalysts
- Collision theory
- Concentration and pressure
- Proportional reasoning
- Rate of reaction
- Surface area
- Temperature and reaction rate
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