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The decomposition of ethylene oxide (CH2)2O (g), at 652K is a first order reaction with a...

The decomposition of ethylene oxide (CH2)2O (g), at 652K is a first order reaction with a rate constant of k=0.0012 min^-1 and an activation energy of 218 KJ/mol.

(CH2)2O (g) ----> CH4 (g) + CO (g)

Calculate: a) The rate constant of the reaction at 525K. and b) the temperature at which the rate constant is k=0.01 min^-1

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