To what temperature would the reaction below need to be heated to have a rate constant of 2.299e9 M-1s-1 if the rate constant was 1.0800e9 M-1s-1 at -78.00°C and the activation energy was 11.900 kJ/mol?
NO(g) + O3(g) ↔ NO2(g) + O2(g) |
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-23.64°C |
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-55.58°C |
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-68.86°C |
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204.29°C |
To Solve this problem we use Arrhenius equation which is K=K0 x e-Ea/RT
K = Rate constant
Ea = Activation energy
R = universal Gas constant = 8.314 J/mol.K
T= Temperature
For the same gas K0 will be same so the equation can be written as
lnK1 = lnK0 - Ea/RT1 & lnK2 = lnK0 - Ea/RT2 Subtracting these two equations
K1/K2 = Ea/R(1/T2 - 1/T1)
K1 = 2.299e9 M-1s-1 K2= 1.0800e9 M-1s-1 T2 = -78.00°C = 273-78 = 195 K Ea = 11.9 KJ/mol
2.299e9/1.08e9 = 11900/8.314 (1/195 - 1/T1)
2.128 = 1431.32 (0.00512 - 1/T1)
1/T1 = 0.00512 -0.00148 = 0.00364
T1 = 274.725 K
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