Which of the following statements is incorrect about the collision theory of chemical reaction?

A. It considers reacting molecules or atoms to be hard spheres and ignores their structural features.

B. Number of effective collisions determines the rate of reaction.

C. Collision of atoms or molecules possessing sufficient threshold energy results into the product formation.

D. Molecules should collide with sufficient threshold energy and proper orientation for the collision to be effective.

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In the case of gases, collision theory is used to predict the speeds of chemical processes. According to this idea, the reacting chemicals must collide with enough energy and in the right direction. The mo

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