Manipal MET2020ChemistryChemical Kinetics
The activation energy of a reaction is zero. The rate constant of the reaction:
Options
- Aincreases with an increase of temperature
- Bdecreases with an increase of temperature
- Cdecreases with decrease of temperature
- Dis independent of temperature
Correct answer
D. is independent of temperature
Step-by-step solution
From Arrhenius equation, k= A- E_a 2.303 R T As the activation energy of a reaction is zero, the rate constant of this reaction becomes zero. It shows that the reaction is independent of temperature.