KCET2011ChemistryChemical Kinetics
The activation energy of a reaction at a given temperature is found to be 2.303 R T ~J ~mol ⁻¹ . The ratio of rate constant to the Arrhenius factor is
Options
- A0.01
- B0.1
- C0.02
- D0.001
Correct answer
B. 0.1
Step-by-step solution
k=A e^ -E_ a / R T aligned k A &=e^ -E_ a / R T ( k A ) &= -E_ a R T 2.303 ( k A ) &= -E_ a R T ( k A ) &= -E_ a 2.303 R T ( k A ) &= -2.303 R T 2.303 R T ( k A ) &=-1 k A &=0.1 aligned