On increasing the temperature , the rate of a reaction :
A
always increases
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B
always decreases
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C
first increases and then decreases
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D
may increase or decrease depending upon the nature of the
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Solution
The correct option is A always increases Increasing the temperature increases reaction rates because of the disproportionately large increase in the number of high energy collisions. It is only these collisions which result in a reaction.