Part A The activation energy of a certain reaction is 38.9 kJ/mol . At 20 ∘C , the rate constant is 0.0130 s−1 . At what temperature would this reaction go twice as fast?

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The Arrhenius Equation is typically written as

k=Ae−Ea/RT 

 

However, the following more practical form of this equation also exists:

lnk2k1=EaR(1T1−1T2) 

 

where k1 and k2 are the rate constants for a single reaction at two different absolute temperatures ( T1 and T2 ).

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The activation energy of a certain reaction is 38.9 kJ/mol . At 20 ∘C , the rate constant is 0.0130 s−1 . At what temperature would this reaction go twice as fast?

Express your answer numerically in degrees Celsius

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