For a reaction, the rate of reaction was found to increase about 1.8 times when the temperature was increased by `10^@`C. The increase in rate is not due to

Options

A. increase in number of active molecules
B. increase in activation energy of reactants
C. decrease in activation energy of reactants
D. increase in the number of collisions between reacting molecules.

Answer

B

Explanation

The increase in temperature would lead to decrease in activation energy, increase in the number of collisions thereby increasing the number of active molecules.