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R2.2 (AHL) Activation energy

This AHL sub-topic covers the Arrhenius equation. This equation uses experimentally determined values of the rate constant at different temperatures to determine the activation energy for a reaction by plotting a graph of ln k against the reciprocal of the temperature (in Kelvin). The value for the Arrhenius factor, which takes into account the frequency of collisions with the proper orientation, can also be...

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