Chemistry: Atoms First
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Author: Julia Burdge, Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.74QP
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) undergoes thermal decomposition as follows:
The rate constant is 3.0 × 10−4s−1 at 25°C. At the boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere, where the temperature is about −40°C, the rate constant is reduced to 2.6 × 10−7 s−1. (a) Calculate the activation energy for the decomposition of PAN. (b) What is the half-life of the reaction (in min) at 25°C?
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