Concentration

Imagine you're at the grocery store. The store is nearly empty and you have no problems cruising
up and down the aisles. Suddenly, more and more people come into the grocery store. Pretty soon,
you can hardly move your cart without colliding into another person!
The concentration of humans in the store has just increased, thereby increasing the likelihood of
cart-human collisions.
By cramming more reactants into a space (or alternatively, decreasing the volume of the space)
concentration is increased. Reactants collide with each other more, leading to an increased chance
of an effective collision.
If the concentration of the reactants decreases, how will the rate of reaction change?
The lower the concentration of reactants, the lower the rate of reaction. In general, the higher the
concentration of reactants, the faster the rate of reaction.
For gaseous systems, the same effect can be achieved by changing the pressure of the system.