A company is looking for the optimum conditions to produce hydrogen gas using the reaction between dilute sulfuric acid (H₂SO4) and magnesium metal. Predict what will happen to the reaction rate under the conditions described below and support your answer using collision theory. a) The temperature of H₂SO4 (aq) is decreased by 20°C b) Magnesium powder is used rather than the equivalent mass of cubes of metal.

A company is looking for the optimum conditions to produce hydrogen gas using the reaction between dilute sulfuric acid (H₂SO4) and magnesium metal. Predict what will happen to the reaction rate under the conditions described below and support your answer using collision theory. a) The temperature of H₂SO4 (aq) is decreased by 20°C b) Magnesium powder is used rather than the equivalent mass of cubes of metal.

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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