JEE Main 2025 Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical KineticsJEE Main 2025

Consider a complex reaction taking place in three steps with rate constants , and respectively. The overall rate constant k is given by the expression . If the activation energies of the three steps are 60, 30 and 10 kJ mol respectively, then the overall energy of activation in kJ mol is . (Nearest integer)

Answer: 20

Solution

kJ/mol.

Question ID VK-002115