Table of contents

1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 48m
2. Atoms & Elements4h 16m
3. Chemical Reactions4h 10m
4. BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
5. BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions48m
6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions3h 53m
7. Gases3h 49m
8. Thermochemistry2h 37m
9. Quantum Mechanics2h 58m
10. Periodic Properties of the Elements3h 9m
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure3h 29m
12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory1h 57m
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces2h 23m
14. Solutions3h 1m
15. Chemical Kinetics2h 53m
16. Chemical Equilibrium2h 29m
17. Acid and Base Equilibrium5h 1m
18. Aqueous Equilibrium4h 47m
19. Chemical Thermodynamics1h 50m
20. Electrochemistry2h 42m
21. Nuclear Chemistry2h 36m
22. Organic Chemistry5h 7m
23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals2h 39m
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds3h 16m

15. Chemical Kinetics

Arrhenius Equation

General Chemistry

15. Chemical Kinetics

Arrhenius Equation

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You wish to determine the activation energy for the following first-order reaction: A → B + C. How would you use the Arrhenius equation to determine the activation energy?

Plot the natural logarithm of the concentration of A against time and determine the slope.

Plot the concentration of A against time and determine the slope.

Plot the rate constant (k) against the temperature (T) and determine the slope.

Plot the natural logarithm of the rate constant (ln k) against the inverse of the temperature (1/T) and determine the slope.

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Understand that the Arrhenius equation is given by: \( k = A e^{-\frac{E_a}{RT}} \), where \( k \) is the rate constant, \( A \) is the pre-exponential factor, \( E_a \) is the activation energy, \( R \) is the gas constant, and \( T \) is the temperature in Kelvin.

Take the natural logarithm of both sides of the Arrhenius equation to linearize it: \( \ln k = \ln A - \frac{E_a}{R} \cdot \frac{1}{T} \). This equation is in the form of \( y = mx + c \), where \( y = \ln k \), \( m = -\frac{E_a}{R} \), \( x = \frac{1}{T} \), and \( c = \ln A \).

To determine the activation energy \( E_a \), plot \( \ln k \) (the natural logarithm of the rate constant) on the y-axis against \( \frac{1}{T} \) (the inverse of the temperature in Kelvin) on the x-axis.

Determine the slope of the resulting straight line from the plot. The slope \( m \) of this line is equal to \( -\frac{E_a}{R} \).

Calculate the activation energy \( E_a \) by rearranging the slope equation: \( E_a = -m \cdot R \), where \( R \) is the gas constant (8.314 J/mol·K).