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The enzyme urease catalyzes the reaction of urea, (NH2CONH2), with water to produce carbon dioxide and ammonia. In water, without the enzyme, the reaction proceeds with a first-order rate constant of 4.15 ×10−5s−1 at 100 ∘C. In the presence of the enzyme in water, the reaction proceeds with a rate constant of 3.4 ×104s−1 at 21 ∘C
1.If the rate of the catalyzed reaction were the same at 100 ∘C as it is at 21 ∘C, what would be the difference in the activation energy between the catalyzed and uncatalyzed reactions? Express your answer using two significant figures.
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In actuality, what would you expect for the rate of the catalyzed reaction at 100 ∘C as compared to that at 21 ∘C?
In actuality, what would you expect for the rate of the catalyzed reaction at 100 as compared to that at 21 ?
The rate of the catalyzed reaction will be significantly lower at 100 ∘C than at 21 ∘C. | |
The rate of the catalyzed reaction will be significantly greater at 100 ∘C than at 21 ∘C. | |
The rate of the catalyzed reaction will be at 100 ∘C will be nearly equal to the rate at 21 ∘C. |