Chemical Kinetics - Result Question 26

26. Plots showing the variation of the rate constant $(k)$ with temperature $(T)$ are given below. The plot that follows Arrhenius equation is

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 26. (a)

Solution:

  1. According to Arrehnius equation, rate constant increases exponentially with temperature :

$ k=A e^{-E _a / R T} $