Arrhenius Equation

  1. A first-order reaction has a rate constant of 4.4x10-3s-1 at 350K and a rate constant of 9.8x10-2s-1 at 580K.  What is the activation energy?

 

 

  1. A reaction with activation energy of 120kJ/mol has a rate constant of 0.25s-1 at 310K.  What will be the temperature for the rate constant to be doubled?

 

 

  1. The rate constant of a reaction increases by a factor of 10.0 when the temperature increases from 300K to 330K.  What is the activation energy of the reaction?

 

 

  1. The rate constant for a reaction is 1.5x10-4M-1s-1 at 1000C, and 1.2 x10-3M-1s-1at 1500C.  What is the energy of activation?

 

 

  1. For the reaction in Q4, what would the rate constant (in M-1s-1) be at 2000C?