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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

i know that increasing the temperature increases the active molecules and automatically increases the reaction rate.

But whycant we say that the average kinetic energy increases,hence the activation energy decreases?

Profile image of nikhil yadala
15 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of kedar joshi
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

hi

becoz increase in the temperature or avg kinetic energy is due to the heated supplied which is itself the activation energy.