For a reaction, activation energy and the rate constant at is . The rate constant at will be [Given that gas constant, ]
According to the Arrhenius equation, the relationship between the rate constant () and temperature () at two different temperatures is given by . Given that the activation energy , the right side of the equation becomes zero. Therefore, , which implies , or . This means the rate constant is completely independent of temperature when the activation energy is zero. Thus, the rate constant at will remain exactly the same as at , which is .
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