A young chemist runs a chemical reactions at 25ºC and nearly blows up the lab. To avoid an unwanted conflict with the school administrator when he repeats this experiment, the young chemist decides that the reaction rate must be decreased by a factor of 4. At what temperature should the chemist run the reaction to achieve this goal?

a) 21ºC
b) 20ºC
c) 15ºC
d) 5ºC

Question

A young chemist runs a chemical reactions at 25ºC and nearly blows up the lab. To avoid an unwanted conflict with the school administrator when he repeats this experiment, the young chemist decides that the reaction rate must be decreased by a factor of 4. At what temperature should the chemist run the reaction to achieve this goal? 

a) 21ºC 
b) 20ºC 
c) 15ºC 
d) 5ºC

anonymous · Answer

Please help!

vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

What is the activation energy of this reaction?