Two identical samples of a gas are held at 350 K and 450 K

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Kinetics · Kinetics

Problem

Two identical samples of a gas are held at 350 K and 450 K. Which sample contains a larger fraction of molecules whose kinetic energies exceed a fixed activation energy, and why? Answer in one or two sentences, referring to the shape of the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution.

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