Ethyl iodide decomposes to give ethylene and hydrogen iodide in the first order gas-phase reaction C₂H51 → C₂H₂ + HI At 600 K, the value of k is determined to be 1.6 x 10-6 s-¹. When the emperature is raised to 700 K, the value of k increases to 6.36x10-³5-¹ What is the activation energy of the reaction?

Ethyl iodide decomposes to give ethylene and hydrogen iodide in the first order gas-phase reaction C₂H51 → C₂H₂ + HI At 600 K, the value of k is determined to be 1.6 x 10-6 s-¹. When the emperature is raised to 700 K, the value of k increases to 6.36x10-³5-¹ What is the activation energy of the reaction?

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