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Chemical Engineering · Q117

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Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 117

Q117

With increase in temperature, the rate constant obeying Arhenious equation

A.
Increases
Answer
B.
Decreases
C.
Decreases exponentially
D.
Can either increase or decrease ; depends on the frequency factor

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
According to the Arrhenius equation, the rate constant (k) increases with an increase in temperature.

The Arrhenius equation is given by: .

Here, k is the rate constant, A is the pre-exponential factor, Ea is the activation energy, R is the gas constant, and T is the temperature in Kelvin.

As the temperature T increases, the exponential term becomes larger, leading to an increase in the rate constant.