A reactant (A) forms two products :

Ak1B,ActivationEnergyEa1
Ak2C,ActivationEnergyEa2

If Ea2 = 2 Ea1, then k1 and k2 are related as:

1. k2=k1eEa1/RT 2. k2=k1eEa2/RT
3. k1=k2eEa1/RT 4. k1=2k2eEa2/KT
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An exothermic reaction X Y has an activation energy of 30 kJ mol–1. If energy change âˆ†H during 

the reaction is –20 kJ mol–1, then the activation energy for the reverse reaction in kJ mol–1 is -

(Integer answer)

1. -50

2. 50

3. 10

4. -10 

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The activation energy of a reaction in presence of a catalyst is 10 kJ less than the activation energy of a reaction in absence of a catalyst at 300 K. 

If \(\xrightarrow[{\large K_\text{absence of catalyst}}]{{\large K_\text{catalyst}}}~=~e^x,\) then the value of 'x' is:

1. 5
2. 7
3. 4
4. 2
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If the ratio of the catalyzed rate \((k_{cat})\) to the uncatalyzed rate \((k_{un})\) is \(10^6\), express the difference in activation energies in terms of the gas constant R and the temperature T.

1. –6.(2.303).RT
2. +6.(2.303).RT
3. –6RT
4. +6RT
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