The frequency factor for a second-order gas-phase decomposition of a species at low pressures is 2.3 × 1013 dm3 mol−1 s−1 and its activation energy is 30.0 kJ mol−1. What are (i) the entropy of activation, (ii) the enthalpy of activation, (iii) the Gibbs energy of activation at 298 K? Assume κ = 1.

The frequency factor for a second-order gas-phase decomposition of a species at low pressures is 2.3 × 1013 dm3 mol−1 s−1 and its activation energy is 30.0 kJ mol−1. What are (i) the entropy of activation, (ii) the enthalpy of activation, (iii) the Gibbs energy of activation at 298 K? Assume κ = 1.

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Chapter20: Kinetics

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