Discuss the following set of rate constants (k) and activation parameters for water exchange reactions of metal aqua ions.

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Species [TI(OH₂)]³+ [V(OH₂)]²+ [V(OH₂)]³+ [Cr(OH₂)]³+ [Cr(OH₂),(OH)]²+ [Mn(OH₂)]²+ [Fe(OH₂)]³+ [Co(OH₂)]²+ [Ni(OH₂)]²+ [Cu(OH)]²+ k/s-¹ 1.8 x 105 87 500 2.4 x 10-6 1.8 x 104 2.1 x 10² 1.6 x 10² 3.2 x 10⁰ 3.2 x 10¹ 4.4 x 10⁹ A*H/kJ mol-¹ 43.4 61.8 49.4 109 111 32.9 63.9 46.9 56.9 11.5 A*V/cm³ mol-¹ -12.1 -4.1 -12.1 -9.6 +2.7 -5.4 -5.4 +6.1 +7.2 +2.0