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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A relation used to describe the [[temperature]] dependence of the [[rate coefficient]]  for a chemical reaction.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The form of the equation is  <div class="display-formula"><blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Ae28.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Ae28]]</blockquote></div> where ''k'' is the rate coefficient, ''A'' is the [[preexponential factor]], ''E''<sub>''a''</sub> is the [[activation energy]] for  the reaction, ''R'' is the [[gas constant]], and ''T'' is the [[absolute]] temperature.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 13 January 2024

A relation used to describe the temperature dependence of the rate coefficient for a chemical reaction.
The form of the equation is
ams2001glos-Ae28
where k is the rate coefficient, A is the preexponential factor, Ea is the activation energy for the reaction, R is the gas constant, and T is the absolute temperature.


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