For a reaction, the temperature was held constant at 323 K. Which of the following statements is true if there was no catalyst added and the rate of the reaction doubled?

A. The reaction volume was doubled.
B. The frequency factor was doubled.
C. The frequency factor was reduced by 0.5.
D. The activation energy was doubled.

Question

For a reaction, the temperature was held constant at 323 K. Which of the following statements is true if there was no catalyst added and the rate of the reaction doubled?

 		A.	The reaction volume was doubled.
 		B.	The frequency factor was doubled.
 		C.	The frequency factor was reduced by 0.5.
 		D.	The activation energy was doubled.

vera_ewing · Answer

@aaronq Which one? I'm stuck between B and C.

aaronq · Answer

B should be right, since the frequency factor has to do with the number of collisions and the rate

vera_ewing · Answer

Ok thanks.

aaronq · Answer

np