For the thermal cracking of ethane in a tubular reactor the following data were obtained for the reaction rate constant at difference reference temperatures: T (K) k (s') | 0.15 | 0.273 | 0.333 | 0.595 | 0.923 | 1.492 2.138 2.718 4.137 4.665 975 998 1007 1027 1046 | 1062 | 1076 1083 | 1100 | 1110 Based on these data find the activation energy and preexponential coefficient using method of linear regression.
For the thermal cracking of ethane in a tubular reactor the following data were obtained for the reaction rate constant at difference reference temperatures: T (K) k (s') | 0.15 | 0.273 | 0.333 | 0.595 | 0.923 | 1.492 2.138 2.718 4.137 4.665 975 998 1007 1027 1046 | 1062 | 1076 1083 | 1100 | 1110 Based on these data find the activation energy and preexponential coefficient using method of linear regression.
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For the thermal cracking of ethane in a tubular reactor the following data were obtained for the reaction rate constant at difference reference temperatures:
T (K) 975 998 1007 1027 1046 1062 1076 1083 1100 1110
k(s-1) 0.15 0.273 0.333 0.595 0.923 1.492 2.138 2.718 4.137 4.665
Based on these data find the activation energy and preexponential coefficient using method of linear regression.

Transcribed Image Text:For the thermal cracking of ethane in a tubular reactor the following data were
obtained for the reaction rate constant at difference reference temperatures:
1007 1027| 1046 1062 1076
k (s') | 0.15 | 0.273 | 0.333 | 0.595 | 0.923 | 1.492 2.138 || 2.718 | 4.137 4.665
T (K) | 975
998
1083 1100 | 1110
Based on these data find the activation energy and preexponential coefficient using
method of linear regression.
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