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Answer:
The correct answer is 160.37 KJ/mol.
Explanation:
To find the activation energy in the given case, there is a need to use the Arrhenius equation, which is,
k = Ae^-Ea/RT
k1 = Ae^-Ea/RT1 and k2 = Ae^-Ea/RT2
k2/k1 = e^-Ea/R (1/T2-1/T1)
ln(k2/k1) = Ea/R (1/T1-1/T2)
The values of rate constant k1 and k2 are 3.61 * 10^-15 s^-1 and 8.66 * 10^-7 s^-1.
The temperatures T1 and T2 are 298 K and 425 K respectively.
Now by filling the values we get:
ln (8.66*10^-7/3.61*10^-15) = Ea/R (1/298-1/425)
19.29 = Ea/R * 0.001
Ea = 160.37 KJ/mol
Answer: last option, what came before the big bang?
Explanation:
The big bang theory states that the universe started as a dense nucleus of matter: a huge amount of matter concentrated in a tiny spot.
This is the conclusion of equations and evidences that prove that the universe has been and continuous to expand: since it has been expanding, there was a moment when it was as small and dense as it is possible.
So, the expansion is the result of violent explosion.
The time during which the expansion has been happening (this is how long ago the big bang occured) has been estimated thanks the the observation of the speed of recesion of the galaxies, but nothing can be told about what came before the bing bang occured.