The activation energy of an uncatalyzed reaction is 95 kj/mol. The addition of a catalyst lowers the activation energy to 55 kj/mol. Assuming that the collision factor remains the same, by what factor will the catalyst increase the rate of the reaction at (a) 25°C, (b) 125°C?

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