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  4. Assertion If the activation energy of a reaction is zero, temperature will have no effect on the rate constant. Reason Lower the activation energy, faster is the reaction.

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Q. Assertion If the activation energy of a reaction is zero, temperature will have no effect on the rate constant. Reason Lower the activation energy, faster is the reaction.

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Solution:

According to Arrhenius equation, $ k=A{{e}^{-{{E}_{a}}/RT}} $ when, $ {{E}_{a}}=0,k=A $ From the Arrhenius equation, it is also clear that lower the value of $ {{\text{E}}_{\text{a}}}\text{,} $ higher is the value of k and thus, faster is the reaction.