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ARRHENIUS LAW
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS

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1) The slope of the line in the graph of log 𝑘 (𝑘 = rate constant) versus 𝑇 for a reaction is
– 5841 K. Calculate the energy of activation for this reaction. [R = 8.314 JK- mol-]

2) The decomposition of phosphine 4PH3 (g) → P4 (g) + 6H2 (g) has the rate law, Rate = k [PH3]
The rate constant is 6.0 × 10-4 s-1 at 300 K and activation energy is 3.05 × 105 J mol-1.
What is the value of rate constant at 310 K? [R = 8.34 J K-1 mol-1]
3) The rate of reaction triples when temperature changes from 50 ̊ C to 100 ̊ C. Calculate the
energy of activation for such a reaction. (R = 8.314 JK- mol-, log 3 = 0.4771)
4) A certain reaction is 50% complete in 20 minutes at 300 K and the same reaction is again
50% complete in 5 minutes at 350 K. Calculate the activation energy if it is a first order
reaction. [R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1; log 4 = 0.602].
5) Rate constant k of a reaction varies with temperature according to equation:
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log 𝑘 = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 − 𝑎 .
2.303 𝑅 𝑇
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What is the activation energy for the reaction. When a graph is plotted for log k versus 𝑇 ,
a straight line with a slope – 6670 K is obtained. Calculate energy of activation for this
reaction (R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1).
6) The activation energy for a first order reaction is 60 kJ mol-1 in the absence of a catalyst
and 50 kJ mol-1 in the presence of a catalyst. How many times will the rate of reaction grow
in the presence of the catalyst if the reaction proceeds at 27 ̊ C?

7) The decomposition of a hydrocarbon follows the equation 𝑘 = (4.5 × 1011 𝑠 −1 )𝑒 −28000 K/ T.

Calculate 𝐸𝑎 .
8) If a first order reaction has activation energy of 250000 cal and a frequency factor of
5 × 1012 sec-1, at what temperature will the reaction rate have a half-life of (a) 1 minute
(b) 80 days?
9) Find the value of activation energy of a reaction whose rate of reaction becomes three times
by a 10 ̊ rise in temperature in the vicinity of 300 K.
10) The rate constants of a reaction at 500 K and 700 K are 0.02 s-1 and 0.07 s-1 respectively.
Calculate the values of 𝐸𝑎 and A.

ANSWERS

1) 111.838 kJ mol-1 2) 3.1 × 10-2 s-1 3) 22.012 kJ mol-1

4) 24.210 kJ mol-1 5) 127.711 kJ mol-1 6) 55.06 times

7) 232.8 kJ mol-1 8) (a) 373.2 K (b) 277.3 K 9) 84.96 kJ mol-1

10) 𝐸𝑎 = 18.231 kJ; A = 1.604

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