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Question
Answer the following in one or two sentences.
Why all collisions between reactant molecules do not lead to a chemical reaction?
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Solution
All collisions of reactant molecules do not lead to a chemical reaction because the colliding molecules need to possess certain energy which is greater than the activation energy Ea of the molecule needed for the reaction to occur and proper orientation of molecules is needed for the reaction to occur.
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