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Chemical Kinetics

Question
CBSEENCH12006272

Identify, giving reasons, the faster reaction in
the following:

C(s)+1/2 O2(g) 500° CO(g)C(s) + 1/2 O2(g) 1000°CO(g)



Solution
The second reaction is fast because the increase in temperature increases the number of effective collisions among the reacting species.