Question

In general, what is the relationship between temperature and the rate for a chemical reaction?

Answer 1

The rate increases exponentially as the temperature increases.

Explanation:

When we increase the temperature of one of the reactants in a chemical reaction, this increases the particles kinetic energy, making them move much faster than they were before.

This also increases the chance of a more successful collision and the rate of reaction.

`"rate constant" = Ae^((-E_a)/(RT)`

If `A, E_a`, and `R` are constant, a typical plot of `"reaction rate vs." T` looks like this:

Hope this helps!