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Which of the following statements best describes the effect of increasing temperature on the rate of a chemical reaction, according to Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions?.
- A.A) The average energy of the molecules decreases.
- B.B) The number of molecules with energy greater than the activation energy increases.
- C.C) The total number of molecules in the system decreases.
- D.D) The shape of the distribution curve becomes narrower.
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