A first order reaction is 4 times faster at 50 c than it is at 25 c what is the activation energy?
The expression for the energy of activation Ea is
R is the ideal gas constant (8.314 J/K.mol), k is the rate constant at temperature T and k' is the rate constant at temperature T'
T = 25 + 273 K = 298 K
T' = 50 + 273 K = 323 K
k' = 4 k (since reaction is four times faster at 50 c than at 25 c
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