15.) 9 2021[References]In a series of experiments on the decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide. N2 O5, rate constants were determined attwo different temperatures. At 35°C, the rate constant was 1.4 x 10 /s: at 45°C, the rate constant was45.0 x 10 /s.a. What is the activation energy for this reaction?(Enter your answer to two significant figures.)Activation energy103.658J molb. What is the value of the rate constant at 95°C?(Enter your answer to two significant figures.)Rate constant = 5.1x10^-3

References] In a series of experiments on the decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide, N2O5, rate constants were determined at two different temperatures. At 35°C, the rate constant was 1.4 x 10* s: at 45°C, the rate constant was 5.0 x 10* /s. a. What is the activation energy for this reaction? (Enter your answer to two significant figures.) Activation energy = 103.658 J mol b. What is the value of the rate constant at 95°C? (Enter your answer to two significant figures.)

References] In a series of experiments on the decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide, N2O5, rate constants were determined at two different temperatures. At 35°C, the rate constant was 1.4 x 10* s: at 45°C, the rate constant was 5.0 x 10* /s. a. What is the activation energy for this reaction? (Enter your answer to two significant figures.) Activation energy = 103.658 J mol b. What is the value of the rate constant at 95°C? (Enter your answer to two significant figures.)

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