Calculation Of Activation Energy And Preexponential Factor Of Reaction

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Question

The rate constant of a reaction increases by 23%, when the temperature is increased from 20° to 27°C.

(a) What is the activation energy of the reaction.

The rate constant of a first-order reaction was measured as a function of temperature and recorded data are shown in the table. Calculate the activation energy and the pre-exponential factor for A.

T/°C

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

k/s-1

1002

1509

2120

3201

4498

6101

8261

12002

16308

22911

30200

Information

R = 8.3144 J mol-1 K-1

Temp/K = Temp/°C + 273.16

 

Summary

The question belongs to Chemistry and it discusses about calculation of activation energy and pre-exponential factor for the reaction.

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