Problem: Indicate whether each statement is true or false.(a) If you compare two reactions with similar collision factors, the one with the larger activation energy will be faster.(b) A reaction that has a small rate constant must have a small frequency factor.(c) Increasing the reaction temperature increases the fraction of successful collisions between reactants.
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Indicate whether each statement is true or false.
(a) If you compare two reactions with similar collision factors, the one with the larger activation energy will be faster.
(b) A reaction that has a small rate constant must have a small frequency factor.
(c) Increasing the reaction temperature increases the fraction of successful collisions between reactants.
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