JEE Main Chemistry question

The ionic reactions are usually very fast because:

(A)It does not involve bond breakingCorrect
(B)The energy of activation between charged ions is greater than that between neutral molecules
(C)Collision frequency is very low
(D)The reactions are highly exothermic

Answer: (A)

Solution

Ionic reactions typically proceed through simple electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions already present in solution — no covalent bonds need to be broken — so they encounter essentially no activation barrier and occur

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