89.6 Rate Theories of elementary reaction 9.6.5 Comment on SCT ()Success SCT gives a vivid physical image of the reaction process 1) The expression for the rate coefficient given by SCt conforms qualitatively to the Arrhenius equation observed experimentally. This suggests that SCT reveal the principal features of the reaction. i. e. in order to react molecules have to collide(the pre-exponential term) and the collision should be sufficiently energetic(the exponential term)9.6.5 Comment on SCT 1) The expression for the rate coefficient given by SCT conforms qualitatively to the Arrhenius equation observed experimentally. This suggests that SCT reveal the principal features of the reaction, i.e., in order to react, molecules have to collide (the pre-exponential term) and the collision should be sufficiently energetic (the exponential term) (1) Success SCT gives a vivid physical image of the reaction process: §9.6 Rate Theories of elementary reaction