Asked by darren

Which of the following most likely causes the particles in a chemical reaction to slow down?



Thermal energy: the transfer of energy in materials from the random movement of the particles in that material.

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Lowering the temperature

Raising the thermal energy of the particles

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Lowering the temperature.

Cooling removes thermal energy, so particles have less kinetic energy, move more slowly, collide less often and with less energy, and reactions slow down.