Maxwelll Bolztmann Curve

Kinetics

Effect of temperature

-Thermal Energy gets converted into Kinetic Energy

-This Increases the movement of particles causing collisions

-More successful collisions = Higher reaction rate

-This would cause the curve to shift to the right so more molecules have equal or greater energy to that of Activation Energy

Effect of Concentration/Pressure

-More particles packed closer together in the same volume

-Increases collisions = Increased Rate of Reaction

-The curve shifts to the right

Effect of Catalyst

-Catalyst increase the rate of reaction by decreasing the Activation energy

-The curve stays the same

-The Activation Energy shifts to the left increasing the proportion of molecules with sufficient energy to react

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