For an elementary reaction carried out at 310 K

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Problem

For an elementary reaction carried out at 310 K, by how many kJ mol⁻¹ must the activation energy be lowered to double the rate constant, assuming the pre-exponential factor remains unchanged? Use R=8.314 J mol−1 K−1R = 8.314\,{\rm J\,mol^{-1}\,K^{-1}} and give your answer to two significant figures.

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