Many physical phenomena can be described by the Arrhenius equation. For example, reaction-rate constants for chemical reactions are modeled as
k= k0e^(-QR*T)
where
k0= constant with units that depend upon the reaction
Q= activation energy, kJ/kmol
R= ideal gas constant, kJ/kmol K
T= temperature in K.
For a certain chemical reaction, the values of the constants are
Q = 1000 J/mol
k0= 10 s–1
R = 8.314 J/mol K
for T from 300 K to 1000 K. Find the values of k. Create the following two graphs of your data
A. Plot T on the x-axis and k on the y-axis.
B. Plot your results as the log10 of k on the y-axis and 1/T on the x-axis.