Question

The temperature dependency of rate constant as given by Transition state theory is ____

(a) k α T

(b) k α T^2

(c) k α T^3

(d) k α T^0.5

I got this question in a national level competition.

My doubt stems from Kinetics of Homogeneous Reactions in chapter Kinetics of Homogeneous Reactions of Chemical Reaction Engineering

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) k α T

Explanation: According to Transition state theory, k α T\(e^{\frac{Ea}{RT}}\). k is a linear function of temperature.