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Chapter 19, Problem 19.46QP
The rate at which tree crickets chirp is 2.0 × 102 per minute at 27°C but only 39.6 per minute at 5°C. From these data, calculate the “activation energy” for the chirping process. (Hint: The ratio of rates is equal to the ratio of rate constants.)
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