The following graph was constructed from rate constants (k) measured for the same reaction run at varying absolute
temperatures (7). Use the graph to determine the activation energy for the reaction. The gas constant, R, is 8.314472
J/K-mol. (Give your answer to two significant figures because the y values are limited to two significant figures.)
The activation energy for this reaction is 1.0e5
X J/mol.
In k
4321
1/T(1/K)
-1
0.00275 0.00300 0.00325 0.00350
-2
-3
-4
TUTORIAL
Did you remember that the Arrhenius equation can be rearranged to take the form of an equation for a straight line? Did you
remember how to determine the slope of a line?