The rate constant of a chemical reaction was measured at several temperature values and a plot of In k (on the y-axis) was plotted against 1/T (on the x-axis, temperature was measured in Kelvin). If the slope of the plot was -9.45 x 10³ K and the y-intercept was 28.6, what is the activation energy (EA) of the reaction in kJ mol-¹?

The rate constant of a chemical reaction was measured at several temperature values and a plot of In k (on the y-axis) was plotted against 1/T (on the x-axis, temperature was measured in Kelvin). If the slope of the plot was -9.45 x 10³ K and the y-intercept was 28.6, what is the activation energy (EA) of the reaction in kJ mol-¹?

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Chapter11: Chemical Kinetics

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