question_answer 102)

  What happens to most probable kinetic energy and the energy of activation with increase in temperature?

Answer:

                  Kinetic energy is directly proportional to the absolute temperature and the number of molecules possessing higher energies increases with increase in temperature, i.e., most probable kinetic energy increases with increase in temperature. Energy of activation is related to temperature by the following Arrhenius equation                                 Thus, it also shows an increase with rise in temperature.