JEE Main Chemistry question

Activation energy of a reaction [J & K CET 2008]

(A)Is independent of temperatureCorrect
(B)Increases with temperature
(C)Gets doubled for every 10 degree rise in temperature
(D)Decreases with temperature

Answer: (A)

Solution

In the Arrhenius equation, , the activation energy is a fixed characteristic of the reaction pathway (the height of the energy barrier) and does not change as

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Question ID VK-144358