Assertion: All molecular collisions lead to the formation of products. Reason: Reactant molecules undergo chemical change irrespective of their collision.

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Assertion: All molecular collisions lead to the formation of products. Reason: Reactant molecules undergo chemical change irrespective of their collision. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. (C) If assertion is true but reason is false. (D) If both assertion and reason are false.

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Only effective collisions result into product formation i.e. collisions in which molecules collide with sufficient kinetic energy (called threshold energy) and proper orientation, so as to facilitate breaking of bonds between reacting species and formation of new bonds to form products.

Q. Assertion : All molecular collisions lead to the formation of products. Reason : Reactant molecules undergo chemical change irrespective of their collision.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

If assertion is true but reason is false.

If both assertion and reason are false.

Only effective collisions result into product formation i.e. collisions in which molecules collide with sufficient kinetic energy (called threshold energy) and proper orientation, so as to facilitate breaking of bonds between reacting species and formation of new bonds to form products.

Q. Assertion : All molecular collisions lead to the formation of products.
Reason : Reactant molecules undergo chemical change irrespective of their collision.