Relating the Frequency of

Effective Collisions with

Factors Influencing the Rate
of Reaction
Concentration and pressure

cause an increase in rate of reaction

high concentration , gas in high pressure = larger number of
particles
frequency of collision will increase
Size of reactants

decrease in size of solid reactant, rate of reactions increase

smaller size, have larger total surface area exposed
collision in correct orientation increase, frequency of
effective collisions increase
Temperature

low temperature high temperature

temperature increase, rate of reaction increase

higher energy, more kinetic energy
frequency of collisions increase
collisions in correct orientation increase, frequency of
effective collision increase
Presence of catalyst

catalyst added into a chemical reaction, lower activation

energy Ea
more reactants particles achive, new activation of energy
which is lower
frequency of effective collisions increase