For a reversible chemical reaction where the forward process is exothermic, which of the following statements is correct?

  • A
    The backward reaction has higher activation energy than the forward reaction
  • B
    The backward and the forward processes have the same activation energy
  • C
    The backward reaction has lower activation energy
  • D
    No activation energy is required at all since energy is liberated in the process.

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Consider the following transformation involving first order elementary reactions in each step at constant temperature as shown below.
$A + B \underset{\text{Step } 3}{\overset{\text{Step } 1}{\rightleftharpoons}} C \xrightarrow{\text{Step } 2} P$
Some details of the above reaction are listed below.
Step Rate constant $(s^{-1})$ Activation energy $(kJ \ mol^{-1})$
$1$ $k_1$ $300$
$2$ $k_2$ $200$
$3$ $k_3$ $Ea_3$

If the overall rate constant of the above transformation $(k)$ is given as $k = \frac{k_1 k_2}{k_3}$ and the overall activation energy $(E_a)$ is $400 \ kJ \ mol^{-1}$,then the value of $Ea_3$ is $\qquad$ $kJ \ mol^{-1}$ (nearest integer).

The rate constant of a reaction at $500 \ K$ and $700 \ K$ are $0.02 \ s^{-1}$ and $0.2 \ s^{-1}$ respectively. The activation energy of the reaction (in $kJ \ mol^{-1}$) is $(R=8.3 \ J \ K^{-1} \ mol^{-1})$

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