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5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #34 page 1
Arrhenius Law
k = Ae −Ea / RT
Slope=-Ea/R
T T
Physical Interpretation of Ea
Consider A+B→C
A→ ←B ⇒ (A B)* ⇒ C
(A B)*
Eaforward
Energy Eabackward
Reactants
Products
Reaction Coordinate
Catalysis
k1
Consider A B (k1,k-1) both slow
k-1
Let C be a catalyst
k2
A+C B+C (k2,k-2) both fast
k-2
A ⇒ A* ⇒ B
Uncatalyzed
Catalyzed
5.60 Spring 2008 Lecture #34 page 4
A*
Ea
(A C)*
Energy E aC
Reaction Coordinate