reactant molecules are like wrestlers

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An example of a teaching analogy:

"The most basic statement of the Collision Theory is that molecules must collide with each other in order to react. This is similar to saying that wrestlers must actually contact one another in order to wrestle."

Source: Murray Hart, retired science teacher, previously posted at scienceanalogies.com

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.