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Which plot of $lnk$ vs $\frac{1}{\text{ }T}$ is consistent with Arrhenius equation?

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Solution

Sol. [Key Concept: Arrhenius plot]

The Arrhenius equation is given as

$$\begin{matrix} & k = Ae^{- \frac{E_{a}}{RT}} \\ & \ \therefore\ lnk = lnA - \frac{E_{a}}{RT} \end{matrix}$$

$lnk/s\frac{1}{\text{ }T}$ gives a straight-line graph with slope $= - \frac{E_{a}}{R}$ and intercept $= lnA$

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