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Offline anger3

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Kinetics question
« on: April 03, 2011, 01:14:52 AM »
For a parallel reaction A goes to B with rate constant k1 and A goes to C with rate constant k2, you determine that the activation energies are 45,052 for k1 and 69,372 for k2 in J.mol-1. If the rate constants are equal at a temperature of 322 K, at what temperature will k1/k2 =2?

I have tried using the equation [A]=[Ao] - kt to equate the rate constants at 322K to solve for the temperature when k1/k2 =2, but it's making no sense because there are 2 unknowns (A and k). So confused, if someone could shed some light on this that would be amazing.

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Re: Kinetics question
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2011, 04:30:21 AM »
Hint :
Use the Arrhenius equation in order to solve this question.

k=Ae(E/RT)

where k = rate constant
A = Arrhenius parameter (not the concentration of reactant A)
E = Activation energy in Jmol-1
R = Gas constant in Jmol-1K-1
T = Temperature in K
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Re: Kinetics question
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2011, 05:18:27 AM »

ln k1/k2= ln A-ΔE/R(1/T1-1/T2)

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