Question: The initial reaction rate for the elementary reaction 2???? + ???? 4???? was measured as a function of temperature. The initial concentration of A is

The initial reaction rate for the elementary reaction 2???? + ???? 4???? was measured as a function of temperature. The initial concentration of A is 2 M while B is 1.5 M. ???? ???? (dm3/mols) ???? (K) 0.002 300 0.046 320 0.72 340 8.33 360 (a) What is the activation energy? (b) The pre-exponential factor in the rate constant equation (Fogler textbook, p89 eq. 3-18) is also called the frequency factor. What is the frequency factor for this reaction? (c) Using the following equation for k(T), find the rate constant at a temperature of 27C. ???? = ????0 exp ???? ???? 1 ????0 1 ???? (adapted from Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 6th ed, Pearson, 2020, P3-11). 1

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