15.) [References]In a series of experiments on the decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide, N2 O5, rate constants were determinedat two different temperatures. At 35°C, the rate constant was 1.4 x 10 /s; at 45°C, the rate constant was45.0 x 10 4 /s.a. What is the activation energy for this reaction?(Enter your answer to two significant figures.)Activation energy103.658J/molb. What is the value of the rate constant at 95°C?(Enter your answer to two significant figures.) -Rate constant =5.1x10^-3S.

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[References] In a series of experiments on the decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide, N2 O5, rate constants were determinec at two different temperatures. At 35°C, the rate constant was 1.4 x 10 5.0 x 10-4 -4 /s; at 45°C, the rate constant was /s. a. What is the activation energy for this reaction? (Enter your answer to two significant figures.) Activation energy = 103.658 J/mol b. What is the value of the rate constant at 95°C? (Enter your answer to two significant figures.) - Rate constant = 5.1x10A-3

[References] In a series of experiments on the decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide, N2 O5, rate constants were determinec at two different temperatures. At 35°C, the rate constant was 1.4 x 10 5.0 x 10-4 -4 /s; at 45°C, the rate constant was /s. a. What is the activation energy for this reaction? (Enter your answer to two significant figures.) Activation energy = 103.658 J/mol b. What is the value of the rate constant at 95°C? (Enter your answer to two significant figures.) - Rate constant = 5.1x10A-3

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Chapter12: Chemical Kinetics

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Problem 108CWP: Consider the hypothetical reaction A2(g) + B2(g) 2AB(g), where the rate law is: [A2]t=k[A2][B2] The...

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