Which reaction has a minimum increase in the rate of reaction for a !!10^@!! increase in temperature?
- Backward Reaction
- Forward Reaction
!!k = Ae^(-E/(RT))!! where !!E!! is energy of activation.
This can be written as !!ln k = ln A - (E/(RT))!!
!!lnk_("forward 2")-lnk_("forward 1") > lnk_("backward 2")-lnk_("backward 1")!!
Thus, rate constant of backward reaction increases less than rate constant of forward reaction. Hence, answer is backward reaction.