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If we increase the temperature of a reaction it always increases the rate of the reaction. See Collision Theory for more info.

There is two reasons for the increase in the rate of the reaction:

1. Particles collide more If we heat a substance there is more energy input which measn the particles move faster. If the particles move faster they have more collisions. An example of this is the playground, if everybody ran it would be more likely someone will get hurt.

2. Particles collide with more energy If the particles move faster they have more energy so when they collide it is more energetic. This will speed up the reaction because the particles are more likely to collide and with the right energy. Next>