A Certain Reaction Is Studied at Room Temperature, and Gives

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Multiple Choice

A certain reaction is studied at room temperature, and gives a straight line plot for 1/[reactant] versus time. Which one of the following statements is true?

• A) The same reaction at a higher temperature would yield a similar plot parallel to the original graph, with a larger value for the y-intercept.
• B) The same reaction at a higher temperature would yield a similar plot parallel to the original graph, with a smaller value for the y-intercept.
• C) The reaction is second-order.
• D) The same reaction at a higher temperature would yield a plot with a smaller slope than the original graph, but with the same y-intercept.
• E) A graph of ln[reactant] versus 1/time will be a straight line at both temperatures.

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