Statement 1: Temperature coefficients of most of the reactions lies between 2 and 3. Statement 2: Increase in temperature increases the number of collisions.

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Statement 1: Temperature coefficients of most of the reactions lies between 2 and 3. Statement 2: Increase in temperature increases the number of collisions. (A) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1. (B) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1. (C) If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false. (D) If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.

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Correct explanation. With increase of temperature by 10°, the fraction of molecules having effective collisions becomes 2 or 3 times.

Q. Statement 1: Temperature coefficients of most of the reactions lies between 2 and 3.
Statement 2: Increase in temperature increases the number of collisions.

If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1.

If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1.

If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.

If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.

Correct explanation. With increase of temperature by $1 0^{\circ},$ the fraction of molecules having effective collisions becomes 2 or 3 times.

Q. Statement 1: Temperature coefficients of most of the reactions lies between 2 and 3. Statement 2: Increase in temperature increases the number of collisions.