Chemistry / Unit 9 Chem 1695 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Arrhenius Equation
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The idea
The Arrhenius equation relates a rate constant to activation energy and absolute temperature: k = Ae^(−Ea/RT), where R is the gas constant.
In practice
Raising temperature increases the fraction of molecules with enough energy to clear a fixed activation energy, raising k.
Where people slip
Temperature here must enter in kelvin, the same requirement already flagged for the ideal gas law and Clausius-Clapeyron.
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