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Collision Theory of Chemical Reactions

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CBSE: Class 12

Theory: Collision Theory of Chemical Reactions

Collision Theory explains why and how temperature increases the rate of reaction.

Microscopic Factors:

Factor 1: Collisional Frequency (Z):

  • The number of collisions taking place per second per unit volume of the reaction mixture.
  • Effective collision: Only those collisions that actually produce the products.

\[\mathrm{Rate}=\frac{dx}{dt}=Z\times\text{(fraction of effective collisions)}\]

Factor 2: Activation Energy:

  • The minimum amount of extra energy required by a reacting molecule to get converted into an activated molecule (transition state).
  • Ea = Threshold energy − Average energy of reactant molecules

Conditions for Effective Collision:

  1. Colliding molecules must possess energy ≥ threshold energy.
  2. Colliding molecules must have proper orientation at the time of collision.

Drawback of Collision Theory: It considers atoms/molecules to be hard spheres and ignores their structural features.

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