A food substance kept at 0°C becomes rotten (as determined by a good quantitative test) in 8.3 days. The same food rots in 10.6 hours at 30°C. Assuming the kinetics of the microorganisms enzymatic action is responsible for the rate of decay, what is the activation energy for the decomposition process? Hint: Rate varies INVERSELY with time; a faster rate produces a shorter decomposition time. 67.2 kJ/mol 2.34 kJ/mol 23.4 kJ/mol 0.45 kJ/mol

A food substance kept at 0°C becomes rotten (as determined by a good quantitative test) in 8.3 days. The same food rots in 10.6 hours at 30°C. Assuming the kinetics of the microorganisms enzymatic action is responsible for the rate of decay, what is the activation energy for the decomposition process? Hint: Rate varies INVERSELY with time; a faster rate produces a shorter decomposition time. 67.2 kJ/mol 2.34 kJ/mol 23.4 kJ/mol 0.45 kJ/mol

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