Increasing the temperature of a reaction will speed up the overall rate as this will increase the energy of activation for reaction.

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Increasing the temperature of a reaction will increase the fraction of reactant molecules with the energy of activation or higher. This will thus, reduce the amount of energy required or overcome the activation energy thereby increasing the rate of reaction. Hence, the statement contradicts the established fact that an increase in temperature decreases the activation energy of a reaction, and thereby speeds up the overall rate of the reaction.

Increasing the Temperature of a Reaction Will Speed Up the Overall