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COMEDK · Chemistry · 19. Chemical Kinetics

Rate constant \((K)\) of a reaction has least value at

  1. A high \(T\) and high \(E_{a}\)
  2. B high \(T\) and low \(E_{a}\)
  3. C low \(T\) and low \(E_{a}\)
  4. D low \(T\) and high \(E_{a}\)
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(D) low \(T\) and high \(E_{a}\)

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The Arrhenius equation is given by \(K = A e^{-E_{a} / (RT)}\), where \(K\) is the rate constant, \(A\) is the pre-exponential factor, \(E_{a}\) is the activation energy, \(R\) is the gas constant, and \(T\) is the temperature in Kelvin. To minimize the value of \(K\), the…
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