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#Question id: 21732


Rate constants for the first-order decomposition of acetonedicarboxylic acid
CO(CH2COOH)2(aq) → CO(CH3)2(aq) + 2 CO2(g)
are k = 4.75 ×10–4 s–1 at 293 K and k = 1.63 ×10–3 at 303 K. What is the activation energy, Ea, for this reaction?

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
  1. 910.0 kJ/mol
  2. 91.0 kJ/mol
  3. 9.1 kJ/ mol
  4. 922.1 kJ/ mol