At 298 K, the uncatalyzed pathway for a reaction has an activation energy of 80…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Kinetics · Kinetics

Problem

At 298 K, the uncatalyzed pathway for a reaction has an activation energy of 80 kJ·mol⁻¹, whereas the catalyzed pathway has an activation energy of 60 kJ·mol⁻¹. Calculate the factor by which the rate constant increases upon addition of the catalyst. (Gas constant R = 8.314 J·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹.)

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