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    The document discusses the Arrhenius equation and its relationship to reaction rates and temperature. The Arrhenius equation expresses that the rate constant k of a reaction increases exponentially with temperature. A plot of ln(k) versus 1/T yields a straight line with a slope proportional to the activation energy Ea. The activation energy is the minimum kinetic energy molecules must possess to react. Raising the temperature increases both the frequency of collisions and the fraction of molecules with energy exceeding Ea, thereby increasing the reaction rate.

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    The document discusses the Arrhenius equation and its relationship to reaction rates and temperature. The Arrhenius equation expresses that the rate constant k of a reaction increases exponentially with temperature. A plot of ln(k) versus 1/T yields a straight line with a slope proportional to the activation energy Ea. The activation energy is the minimum kinetic energy molecules must possess to react. Raising the temperature increases both the frequency of collisions and the fraction of molecules with energy exceeding Ea, thereby increasing the reaction rate.

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    The document discusses the Arrhenius equation and its relationship to reaction rates and temperature. The Arrhenius equation expresses that the rate constant k of a reaction increases exponentially with temperature. A plot of ln(k) versus 1/T yields a straight line with a slope proportional to the activation energy Ea. The activation energy is the minimum kinetic energy molecules must possess to react. Raising the temperature increases both the frequency of collisions and the fraction of molecules with energy exceeding Ea, thereby increasing the reaction rate.

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    The document discusses the Arrhenius equation and its relationship to reaction rates and temperature. The Arrhenius equation expresses that the rate constant k of a reaction increases exponentially with temperature. A plot of ln(k) versus 1/T yields a straight line with a slope proportional to the activation energy Ea. The activation energy is the minimum kinetic energy molecules must possess to react. Raising the temperature increases both the frequency of collisions and the fraction of molecules with energy exceeding Ea, thereby increasing the reaction rate.

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    The Arrhenius equation describes the temperature dependence of reaction rates and relates the rate constant k to activation energy Ea and the frequency factor A. Reaction rates increase with temperature both because collisions are more frequent and a higher fraction of molecules possess energies above the activation barrier.

    The Arrhenius equation is k = A exp(-Ea/RT) where k is the rate constant, A is the frequency factor, Ea is the activation energy, R is the gas constant, and T is the temperature in Kelvin. The frequency factor A relates to the frequency of effective collisions and Ea is the minimum energy required for the reaction. The equation shows that higher temperatures increase k by providing more energy to overcome Ea.

    A plot of ln k vs 1/T would give a straight line with slope of -Ea/R. The slope directly relates to the activation energy Ea. The intercept is related to the natural log of the frequency factor A.

    Worksheet – Arrhenius Equation

    In order for molecules to react when they collide, they must possess a minimum
    kinetic energy, called the activation energy. The reason that rates of reaction
    increase with increasing temperature is not only that collisions become more
    frequent as the average KE of the molecules increases but also that a higher
    fraction of the reacting molecules has a KE higher than the activation energy.
    The temperature dependence of k is given by the Arrhenius equation:
    k = A exp(-Ea/RT) where A is the frequency factor ( a measure of the frequency
    of effective collisions) and Ea is the activation energy, both of which are largely T
    independent. R is the gas constant and T is the kelvin temperature. The
    equation can be re-written in a linear form:
    ln k = - Ea 1 + ln A  A plot of ln k vs 1/T (in K) gives a straight line
    R T
     The slope is related to the activation energy, Ea

     The intercept is related to the frequency factor, A


    Can be further expanded to give:

    ln k2 = Ea 1 - 1
    k1 R T1 T2

    1. Changing the temperature of a reaction from 273K to 300 K causes the


    rate constant, k, to increase by a factor of seven. Calculate Ea for this
    reaction (R = 8.314 J/mol K)

    2. The uncoiling of DNA is a 1st order process with an activation energy of


    about 420 kJ/mol. The half-time at 50oC is about 2 minutes. What is the
    half-time at normal body temperature, 37oC?
    The potential energy of a system can be followed as the reaction proceeds
    with a reaction coordinate, a plot of P.E. vs the position of all of the
    reactants, products and intermediates in a reaction mechanism.

    3. Shown below is a mechanism and its corresponding reaction coordinate

    D step 1 H2C=CH2 + H+ + Cl- H3C-CH2 + Cl-


    B

    2
    P.E.

    step 2 H3C-CH2 + Cl-  H3C-CH2Cl

    1 a. Which is the rate determining step?

    A 3
    b. Is this reaction endo or exothermic?
    C

    c. Which chemical species are present at A?

    d. Which chemical species are present at B?

    e. Which chemical species are present at C?

    f. Which chemical species are present at D?

    g. What PE change does arrow 1 represent?

    h. What PE change does arrow 2 represent?

    i. What PE change does arrow 3 represent?

    j. What is the rate law for this reaction?

    k. Is there a catalyst in this reaction? If so, what?


    4. The mechanism for the reaction of 2-methylpropene (CH3)2C=CH3 is
    converted to 2-methyl-2-propanol is shown below.

    step 1 (CH3)2C=CH2 + H+  (CH3)2CCH3

    step 2 (CH3)2CCH3 + H2O  (CH3)2 C(OH2)CH3

    step 3 (CH3)2 C(OH2)CH3  (CH3)3COH + H+

    a. What is the overall stoichiometry of this reaction?

    b. What are the intermediates?

    c. Is there a catalyst? If so, what is it?

    d. What is the rate determining step? (assume that it involves the


    catalyst)

    e. What is the rate law for this reaction?

    f. Which step has the highest Ea?

    g. This is an exothermic reaction. Draw a representation of the reaction


    coordinate for this three step process. Make sure that all of the
    energy levels occupy the correct positions relative to each other on the
    energy scale. (step 2 is slower than step 3)
    P.E

    reaction coordinate

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