The kinetics of this reaction were studied as a function of temperature.

a. Determine the activation energy and frequency factor for the reaction.

b. Determine the rate constant at 15 °C.

c. If a reaction mixture is 0.155 M in C₂H₅Br and 0.250 M in OH-, what is the initial rate of the reaction at 75 °C?

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C₂H5Br(aq) + OH-(aq) Temperature (°C) 25 35 45 55 65 C2₂H5OH(1) + Br (aq) k (L/mol s) 8.81 x 10-5 0.000285 0.000854 0.00239 0.00633