The speed of a chemical reaction

• A. is constant no matter what the temperature is.
• B. is independent of the amount of contact surface of a solid involved.
• C. between gases should in all cases be extremely rapid because the average kinetic energy of the molecules is great.
• D. between ions in aqueous solution is extremely rapid because there are no bonds that need to be broken
• E. varies inversely with the absolute temperature.

Answer: (D)