Answer question correctly for full credits! The standard free energy of activati

Question

Answer question correctly for full credits!

The standard free energy of activation of a reaction A is 76.7 kJ mol 1 (18.3 kcal mol 1) at 298 K. Reaction B is one million times faster than reaction A at the same temperature. The products of each reaction are 10.0 kJ mol-1 (2.39 kcal mol-1) more stable than the reactants. What is the standard free energy of activation of reaction B? What is the standard free energy of activation of the reverse of reaction A? What is the standard free energy of activation of the reverse of reaction B?

Explanation / Answer

(a) Arrhenius equation: k = A exp(-Ea/RT)

Rate(B)/Rate(A) = k(B)/k(A) = exp(-(Ea(B) - Ea(A))/RT)

1 x 10^6 = exp(-(Ea(B) - 76700)/(8.314 x 298))

-(Ea(B) - 76700)/(8.314 x 298) = ln(1 x 10^6) = 13.816


Activation energy Ea(B) = 42471 J/mol = 42.5 kJ/mol


(b) Ea(reverse A) = Ea(A) + |DH|

= 76.7 + 10.0 = 86.7 kJ/mol


(c) Ea(reverse B) = Ea(B) + |DH|

= 42.5 + 10.0 = 52.5 kJ/mol

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse A
• Subjects

---