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There are a number of temperature factors that can affect the rate of chemical reactions. These include the activation energy, Arrhenius constant, and entropy.Activation energy is the minimum amount of energy required for a chemical reaction to occur. The higher the activation energy, the slower the reaction. The Arrhenius constant is a measure of how much the rate of a reaction changes with temperature. A high Arrhenius constant means that a small change in temperature can have a large effect on the rate of the reaction. Entropy is a measure of the disorder in a system. A high entropy means that there is more disorder and thus more randomness in the system.

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