The frequency factor for the second-order gas-phase decomposition of ozone at low pressures is 4.6 × 1012 dm3 mol−1 s−1 and its activation energy is 10.0 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 the second-order gas-phase decomposition of ozone at low pressures is 4.6 × 1012 dm3 mol−1 s−1 and its activation energy is 10.0 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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