GATE CH · 2020 · CH
Question 24: Chemical Reaction Engineering
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Question 24
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The decomposition of acetaldehyde (X) to methane and carbon monoxide follows four-step free radical mechanism. The overall rate of decomposition of X is
where,
,
, and
denote the rate constants of the elementary steps, with corresponding activation energies (in kJ mol⁻¹) of 320, 40, and 0, respectively. The temperature dependency of the rate constants is described by Arrhenius equation.
denotes the concentration of acetaldehyde. The rate constant for the overall reaction is
. The activation energy for the overall reaction (in kJ mol⁻¹) is ________ (round off to nearest integer).Log in to check the answer
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GATE CH 2020 · Paper 1
Chemical Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Chemical Engineering
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