Hydrogen peroxide decomposes spontaneously to yield water and oxygen gas according to the reaction equation2H,0, (aq) — 2н,00) + 0,(8)The activation energy for this reaction is 75 kJ-mol-1. In the presence of a metal catalyst, the activation energy is lowered to49 kJ-mol-1.At what temperature would the non-catalyzed reaction need to be run to have a rate equal to that of the metal-catalyzed reactionat 25 °C?T =K

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Hydrogen peroxide decomposes spontaneously to yield water and oxygen gas according to the reaction equation 2 Н,О, (aq) — 2 Н,0() + 0,(g) The activation energy for this reaction is 75 kJ-mol-!. In the presence of a metal catalyst, the activation energy is lowered to 49 kJ-mol-1. At what temperature would the non-catalyzed reaction need to be run to have a rate equal to that of the metal-catalyzed reaction at 25 °C? T = K

Hydrogen peroxide decomposes spontaneously to yield water and oxygen gas according to the reaction equation 2 Н,О, (aq) — 2 Н,0() + 0,(g) The activation energy for this reaction is 75 kJ-mol-!. In the presence of a metal catalyst, the activation energy is lowered to 49 kJ-mol-1. At what temperature would the non-catalyzed reaction need to be run to have a rate equal to that of the metal-catalyzed reaction at 25 °C? T = K

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