Arrhenius Equation
Equation
The Arrhenius equation describes the relationship between the reaction rate constant and temperature:
where:
is the pre-exponential factor is the activation energy ( ) is the temperature in kelvin is the universal gas constant ( )
(see Euler's Number, mole)
The positive constants
Note
Example
It is often said that near room temperature, a reaction rate doubles if the temperature is increased by
solution
We have