Why does aggregation accelerate at room temperature rather than proceeding linearly?

Asked 17 Oct 2025Modified 9 months agoViewed 3.9k times

The specifics, since they change the answer: aggregation · room temperature.

I keep seeing this stated as a fact with no explanation attached, and unexplained facts make me suspicious.

My background is quantitative but not chemical, so I can follow an equation more easily than a hand-wave.

Why does this happen, and what would falsify the usual explanation?

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3Same situation here, so I will follow this one. – w_okoye 2 months ago

4Is the material lyophilised or already in solution? Completely different answer. – lyoph_cake 3 months ago

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