Edexcel IAL Chemistry AS 9.4 Maxwell–Boltzmann distributions and temperature
Edexcel IAL Chemistry AS 9.4 Maxwell–Boltzmann distributions and temperature
Sketch the hotter curve from the same origin with a lower, broader peak to the right and equal area, then compare the enlarged area beyond the unchanged Eₐ line.
How this is tested
- Sketch a hotter distribution with a lower right-shifted peak and unchanged total area.
- Explain faster rate through a larger fraction with energy at least Eₐ and more successes.
- Distinguish rising modal and mean energies from activation energy, which stays fixed.