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  • Demet

    23 Sep 2026

    Thank you!

    R3.1 Neutralization reactions

  • Paul

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    22 Sep 2026

    That is a fair point, SusanAs temperature increases, the rate increases; the largest contributor to this change, by some margin, is the shift of the Maxwell-Boltzmann curve, which increases the probability of successful collisions...

    R2.2 Rate of reaction & collision theory

  • Geoffrey

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    22 Sep 2026

    Hi Austin, As Paul has already said your comments are very valid. I've altered the question so that it only refers to very weak acids and given some more detail in the answer. Thank you for your input.

    MC test: R3.1 (AHL) pOH, Ka, Kb, pKa and pKb

  • Harprit

    22 Sep 2026

    Thanks for the suggestion. I've considered comparing two approaches for other experiments but hadn't for kinetics.

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