The rate constants for the rearrangement of methyl isonitrile at various temperatures are measured. The slope of a graph of In k versus 1/T is -3.90 x 104 What is the activation energy for the reaction?

The rate constants for the rearrangement of methyl isonitrile at various temperatures are measured. The slope of a graph of In k versus 1/T is -3.90 x 104 What is the activation energy for the reaction?

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The rate constants for the rearrangement of methyl isonitrile at various temperatures are
measured. The slope of a graph of In k versus 1/T is -3.90 x 104 What is the activation
energy for the reaction?
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290 kJ/mol
2.41 kJ/mol
2.41 x 10+3 kJ/mol
k.//mc
324 kJ/mol
238 kJ/mol

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