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Why can't molecularity of any reaction be equal to zero?

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Molecularity of any reaction is given as the number of the reactant molecules or species that are colliding simultaneously in the elementary reaction. A minimum of one reactant is needed to initiate a chemical reaction. Therefore, the molecularity of the reaction cannot be zero.
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