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Ch.14 - Chemical Kinetics

Chapter 14, Problem 102a

Consider the two reactions:

O + N2 → NO + N Ea = 315 kJ/mol

Cl + H2 → HCl + H Ea = 23 kJ/mol

a. Why is the activation barrier for the first reaction so much higher than that for the second?

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