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Food deteriorates more slowly in a refrigerator because
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A products are removed.products are removed.
B more reactants are added.more reactants are added.
C the energy of activation is higher.the energy of activation is higher.
D there are fewer collisions due to a lower temperature.
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D — there are fewer collisions due to a lower temperature.
Lowering temperature reduces molecular speeds, so molecules collide less often and fewer collisions have enough energy to overcome the activation energy (Arrhenius behavior), slowing the chemical reactions that cause spoilage.
Lowering temperature reduces molecular speeds, so molecules collide less often and fewer collisions have enough energy to overcome the activation energy (Arrhenius behavior), slowing the chemical reactions that cause spoilage.
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