The half-lives were found to be 141 min at 472 K and 13.5 min at 503 K for a reaction which follows first order kinetics. Calculate the activation energy for this reaction.

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The half-lives were found to be 141 min at 472 K and 13.5 min at 503 K for a reaction which follows first order kinetics. Calculate the activation energy for this reaction.

 
O 50.2 kJ /mol
O 163kJ /mol
O 6.17 x 10-3 kJ /mol
O 149.4 kJ /mol
O 31.4 kJ /mol
Transcribed Image Text:O 50.2 kJ /mol O 163kJ /mol O 6.17 x 10-3 kJ /mol O 149.4 kJ /mol O 31.4 kJ /mol
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