According to Arrhenius equation- $k=Ae^{\frac{-E_{a}}{RT}}$ , where k is rate constant, A is pre-exponential factor, $E_{a}$ is activation energy, R is gas constant and T is temperature in kelvin scale.

As A is identical for both peptide therefore-

$\frac{k_{ala-pro}}{k_{phe-pro}}=e^\frac{[E_{a}^{phe-pro}-E_{a}^{ala-pro}]}{RT}$

Here $\frac{k_{ala-pro}}{k_{phe-pro}}=\frac{0.05}{0.005}$ , T = 298 K , R = 8.314 J/(mol.K) and $E_{a}^{ala-pro}=60kJ/mol$

So, $\frac{0.05}{0.005}=e^{\frac{[E_{a}^{phe-pro}-(60000J/mol)]}{8.314J.mol^{-1}.K^{-1}\times 298K}}$

$\Rightarrow$ $E_{a}^{phe-pro}=65705J/mol=66kJ/mol$ (rounded off to two significant digit)

So, activation energy of phenylalanine-proline peptide is 66 kJ/mol

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Advantages and disadvantages of using tidal energy instead of non-renewable energy sources.

Phantasy [73]

Advantages of using tidal energy:

-Environment-friendly

-A highly predictable energy source

-High energy density

-Operational and maintenance costs are low

-An inexhaustible source of energy

Disadvantages of using tidal energy:

-High tidal power plant construction costs.

-Negative influence on marine life forms.

-Location limits.

-The variable intensity of sea waves.

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