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It depends on a variety of factors. Firstly, it depends on which molecules are bumping into eachother. Depending on what they are, a reaction might occur, such as the bonding of the two molecules.

If it is possible that these two molecules react together, whether they bond or not depends on two factors: firstly, their energy and secondly, their orientation. They need to have enough energy (called the activation energy) and need to be in the right position, otherwise they won't react.

If molecules bump into eachother and don't react, they will bounce off eachother.

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