In the isomerization of 2-methylcyclopropane to butene, the Arrhenius plot is below, showing the equation for the best fit line to the data. It is 1st order in 2-methylcyclopropane. The best fit equation of the line is y = -15522x + 23.001. -1 -2 y = -15522x + 23.001 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 0.0015 0.0016 0.0017 0.0018 0.0019 0.0020 0.0021 0.0022 T/K1 a. What are the units of the slope of this line? b. Determine the activation energy Ea for the reaction c. What is the rate constant, k at 550 K? d. What is the half-life for the reaction at 550 K? In (k/s)

In the isomerization of 2-methylcyclopropane to butene, the Arrhenius plot is below, showing the equation for the best fit line to the data. It is 1st order in 2-methylcyclopropane. The best fit equation of the line is y = -15522x + 23.001. -1 -2 y = -15522x + 23.001 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 0.0015 0.0016 0.0017 0.0018 0.0019 0.0020 0.0021 0.0022 T/K1 a. What are the units of the slope of this line? b. Determine the activation energy Ea for the reaction c. What is the rate constant, k at 550 K? d. What is the half-life for the reaction at 550 K? In (k/s)

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