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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Rate constant is a measure of intrinsic rate of reaction
What is meant by this

Profile image of G Umamaheshwar
7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
7 Years ago
Rate constant is temperature dependent from the activation energy maxwwell-boltzman distribution formula:
K = Ae^-(Ea/RT)
Hence on on increasing temerature the rate decreases and hence it is a measurement of intrinsic rate of reaction.