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CuriousBanker
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Hello. I know this is a dumb question but I am just learning chemistry.
Ok, for collision theory, atoms need a certain amount of energy to bond, because they need to break old bonds and form new ones. Makes sense
But, at high temperatures, things become gaseous. At low temperatures, things become solid.
Things become solid, aka more bonded together, at low temperature.
So...for activation energy, more energy is needed to create bonds. But, more energy also makes bonds break and become gases. So how is it that more energy = more bonds, but more energy also = less bonds? I was told that you can have more than enough activation energy and the bond will still occur. Does too much energy make it not possible to bond?
Clearly I know I am missing something here.
Ok, for collision theory, atoms need a certain amount of energy to bond, because they need to break old bonds and form new ones. Makes sense
But, at high temperatures, things become gaseous. At low temperatures, things become solid.
Things become solid, aka more bonded together, at low temperature.
So...for activation energy, more energy is needed to create bonds. But, more energy also makes bonds break and become gases. So how is it that more energy = more bonds, but more energy also = less bonds? I was told that you can have more than enough activation energy and the bond will still occur. Does too much energy make it not possible to bond?
Clearly I know I am missing something here.