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Temperature and Reaction Rate

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A reaction's rate rises as temperature rises, since more reactant molecules gain enough energy to react as the sample warms.

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Refrigeration slows the reactions that spoil food, while a lab hot plate speeds up a slow reaction for observation.

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How much a given reaction speeds up per degree is specific to that reaction, not a fixed number every reaction shares.