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 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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