Effect of temperature on reaction rate
Effect of temperature reaction rate:
As discussed in sec 4.1.6, the rates of chemical reactions increase with increase in temperature. The rate constant becomes almost doubled for a rise in temperature of 10°C, so the ratio of rate constants of reaction at two different temperature differing by 10°C is termed as temperature coefficient, i.e,
Temperature coefficient =
k ( t+10 )
------------- is 2 to 3.
Kt
This shows that as an approximate rule, the rate constant becomes double for a rise in temperature of 10°C.