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On the basis of activation energy, how can you explain slow and fast reaction?

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A fast reaction has low activation energy and a large number of reactant molecules will be able to form activated complex and formation of products cake place. A reaction with high activation energy is slow reaction.
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ARIHANT PUBLICATION-CHEMICAL KINETICS-QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE (Part IV Activation Energy and Collision Theory of Chemical Reactions ) Short Answer Type I Questions
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