The activation energy of a certain gas reaction is 15.4 kJ/mol. Estimate the fraction of collisions that posses or exceed this value at A.) 298 K and B.) 600K. About how many times faster is the reaction when the temperature is doubled here?  (Show all work)

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Problem 79QAP: At low temperatures, the rate law for the reaction CO(g)+NO2(g)CO2(g)+NO(g)is as follows:...
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The activation energy of a certain gas reaction is 15.4 kJ/mol. Estimate the fraction of collisions that posses or exceed this value at A.) 298 K and B.) 600K. About how many times faster is the reaction when the temperature is doubled here? 

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