The isomerization of methyl isocyanide, CH3NC - CH3CN, follows first-order kinetics. The half-lives were found to be 161 min at 199°C and 12.5 min at 230°C. Calculate the activation energy for this reaction. (R-8.314 J/mol K)
124 kJ/mol
6.17 x 10-3kJ/mol
78.2 kJ/mol
163 kJ/mol
31.4 kJ/mo
Question 49 8 pts The isomerization of methylisocyanide, CH3NC - CH3CN, follows first-order kinetics. The half-lives...
The isomerization of methylisonitrile to acetonitrile CH3NC(g) → CH3CN(g) is first order in CH3NC. The half-life of the reaction is 8.42 × 10-2 at 575 K. The rate constant when the initial [CH3NC] is 0.030 mol L-1 is ________ s-1.