Question

Write Arrhenius equation.

Answer 1

The Arrhenius equation is a formula for the temperature dependence of reaction rates. The equation was proposed by Svante Arrhenius in 1889, based on the work of Dutch chemist Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff who had noted in 1884 that Van 't Hoff's equation for the temperature dependence of equilibrium constants suggests such a formula for the rates of both forward and reverse reactions. This equation has a vast and important application in determining rate of chemical reactions and for calculation of energy of activation. The equation is as follows:

$k=A\ast e^{-\frac{E_a}{RT}}$

where,

A is a constant

$E_a$ is the activation energy

R is the universal gas constant

T is the temperature.