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The kinetics of this reactant were studied as a function of temperature. (The reaction is first order in each reactant and second order overall.)
C2H5Br(aq) + OH-(aq) Yields C2H5OH(l)+ Br- (aq)
a. Determine the activation energy and frequency factor for the reaction.
b. Determine the rate constant at 15 C.
c. If a reaction mixture is 0.155 M in C2H5Br and 0.250 M in OH- , what is the initialrate of the reaction at 75 C?

Transcribed Image Text:Temperature (C)
k (L/mol · s)
8.81 x 10-5
0.000285
25
35
45
0.000854
55
0.00239
65
0.00633
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