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The decomposition of formic acid on gold surface follows first order kinetics. If the rate constant at 300 K is 1.0×103 s1 and the activation energy Ea=11.488 kJ mol1, the rate constant at 200 K is ×105 s1.(Round off to the nearest Integer).

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By using Arrhenius equation,
logK2K1=Ea2.303R[1T11T2]Where,K2 is rate constant at T2 (300K)K1 is rate constant at T1 (200K)R is universal gas constant = 8.314 J K1 mol1Substituting the values, we getlog1.0×103s1K1=11.488×10002.303×8.314[12001300]log103K1=600×32600log103K1=110=103K1K1=104 s1So, x×105=104x=10

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