By David Fowkes on Monday, 30 September 2019
Category: Chemistry A Level

Rates and temperature

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The rate of a chemical reaction is significantly affected by its temperature. the effect of temperature on rate can be shown visually using the Maxwell - Boltzmann distribution. 

The Maxwell Boltzmann curve is  a distribution curve which shows the way in which the speeds of particles in a sample of gas molecules vary.  

This video shows how a computer simulation with a limited number of particles produces a distribution curve very similar in shape to the predicted Maxwell- Boltzmann curve.

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