Given the Following Data for the Reaction A $\rightarrow$ B, Determine the Activation Energy, E_a, of the Reaction

question 113

Multiple Choice

Given the following data for the reaction A $\rightarrow$ B, determine the activation energy, E_a, of the reaction. $$\begin{array} { c c } k ( M / s ) & T ( \mathbf { K } ) \\2.04 \times 10 ^ { - 4 } & 250 \\6.78 \times 10 ^ { - 3 } & 400\end{array}$$

• A) 2.34 kJ/mol
• B) 19.4 kJ/mol
• C) 38.2 kJ/mol
• D) 2.02 kJ/mol
• E) 18.6 kJ/mol

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