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Given information

The temperature increases from  to .

The rate constant for the reaction triples when the temperature of the reaction increases.

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The activation energy is the smallest amount of energy needed by the reactants to react with one another, resulting in the formation of an activated complex. The rate of the reaction has an inverse relationship with the activation energy.

The rate constant at is assumed to be . And, since the reaction rates triples on increasing the temperature, therefore, the rate constant at is .

The temperature of the reaction is .

Convert to Kelvin:

The temperature of the reaction is .

Convert to Kelvin:

 

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