The rate of a certain reaction was studied at various temperatures. The table shows temperature (T)...

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The rate of a certain reaction was studied at varioustemperatures. The table shows temperature (T) and rate constant (k)data collected during the experiments. Plot the data to answer thequestions.

What is the value of the activation energy, Ea , for thisreaction?

T (K)k (s−1)
4000.000108
4200.000626
4400.00310
4600.0134
4800.0511
5000.175
5200.547
5401.57
5604.18
58010.4

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The temperature dependence of rate constant of a reaction isgiven by the Arrhenius equationTaking the natural logarithm on both sides we getWhereEa    See Answer
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