Why does heat speed up reactions?

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Why does heat speed up reactions?

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One way to think of heat is the speed and frequency at which atoms and molecules are moving within that substance. Hotter objects have more movement than cooler one. So if you heat something up you are creating more collisions between atoms and molecules every second. More collisions means more potential reactions.

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