AP Chemistryeasymcq1 pt

At fixed temperature, adding extra gaseous reactant to a rigid container speeds up the reaction mainly because:

A.Collisions become more frequent, while the energetic fraction is unchanged
B.Each collision carries more energy than before
C.The activation energy drops at higher pressure
D.Crowded molecules orient themselves better on contact

Explanation

Core Concept

Higher concentration packs more molecules into the same volume, multiplying the collisions per second. Temperature is unchanged, so the fraction of collisions carrying energy above Ea stays exactly the same. More attempts at the same success probability yield more successful collisions each second. This cleanly separates the concentration effect on rate from the temperature effect.

Correct Answer

ACollisions become more frequent, while the energetic fraction is unchanged

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