What is the effect of temperature on the rate constant of a reaction? How can this effect of temperature on rate constant be represented quantitatively?
prasanjeet kumar
12 Years agoGrade 8
1 Answer
Sunil Kumar FP
11 Years ago
The rate constant is nearly doubled for a 10 degree rise in temperature.Thus it increases on increasing the temperature. the rate constant is given by k=Ae^-Ea/RT where a=constant Ea is the activation energy T is the temperature R is the gas constant