Question

The conversion of cyclopropane, an anesthetic, to propylene has a rate constant k1=1.3*10^-6 s^-1 at 400 degrees Celsius and k2= 1.1*10^-5 s^-1 at 430 degrees Celsius. What is the activation energy in kJ/mol?

Answer 1

is there a formula to use??

Answer 2

Ae^rt? Something like that. Search Arrhenius equation.

Answer 3

okayy

Answer 4

its k=Ae^(-Ea/RT)

Answer 5

If you plot ln(k) vs. 1/T you'll get a straight-line plot with a slope of Ea/R