A student investigates the gas-phase dimerization of nitrogen dioxide, an elementary reaction forming N₂O₄. The student collects kinetic data at two temperatures, 298 K and 318 K, but does not have access to graphing software. Instead, the student is asked to perform the following tasks.
At 298 K, the most probable kinetic energy of NO₂ molecules is 37 kJ mol⁻¹. At 318 K, it is 39 kJ mol⁻¹. The activation energy for dimerization is 110 kJ mol⁻¹.
(1) Part (a)
(2) Part (b)
(3) Part (c)
(4) Part (d)
(5) Part (e)