What does the exponential factor represent in Arrhenius equation?

The amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction

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The fraction of reaction energy given off per unit of time

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The fraction of products that have approached the activation energy hill and made it over per number of attempts

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The fraction of reactants that have approached the activation energy hill and made it over per number of attempts

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The total number of reactants in a reaction

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The correct option is D The fraction of reactants that have approached the activation energy hill and made it over per number of attempts
The exponential factor represents the fraction of reactants that have approached the activation energy hill and made it over per number of attempts.

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The activation energy for the reaction

2HI₍_g₎ → H₂ + I₂₍_g₎

is 209.5 kJ mol⁻¹ at 581K. Calculate the fraction of molecules of reactants having energy equal to or greater than activation energy?

{2 H I}_{(g)} \to H_{2} I_{2 (g)}

209.5 {m o l}^{- 1}

H I (g) \to H_{2} + I_{2} (g)

209.5 k J m o l^{- 1}

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