JEE Main · 2020 · 08 Jan 2020 · Shift 1 · Chemical Kinetics

WhatsApp Email
The rate of a certain biochemical reaction at physiological temperature (T) occurs times faster with enzyme than without. The change in the activation energy upon adding enzyme is :
  1. (A)-6 (2.303)RT✓ Correct
  2. (B)+6 RT
  3. (C)
    • 6RT
  4. (D)

Answer: (A)

Solution

By the Arrhenius equation the uncatalysed rate is and the catalysed rate, a million times larger, is . Dividing one by the other, , and taking logarithms, . Since , the change in activation energy is .

JEE Main · 2020 · 08 Jan 2020 · Shift 1 · Single correct option

More JEE Main questions on Chemical Kinetics

  1. Pre-exponential factors of two different reactions of same order are identical. Let activation energy of first reaction exceeds the activation energy of second reaction by . If and are the rate constants of fir …
    JEE Main 2026View solution →
  2. A → products (First order reaction).

    Three sets of experiment were performed for a reaction under similar experimental conditions.
    Run of 10 M solution of reactant A
    Run of 10 M solution of reactant A
    Run …
    JEE Main 2026View solution →
  3. The temperature at which the rate constants of the given below two gaseous reactions become equal is
    ____ K. (Nearest integer).
    …
    JEE Main 2026View solution →
  4. Decomposition of A is a first order reaction at and is given by . In a closed 1 L vessel, 1 bar is allowed to decompose at . …
    JEE Main 2026View solution →
  5. Correct statements regarding Arrhenius equation among the following are :
    (A) Factor corresponds to fraction of molecules having kinetic energy less than Ea.
    (B) At a given temperature, lower the Ea, faster is the reaction.
    (C) Increase in tempe …
    JEE Main 2026View solution →
  6. Consider and are two reactions. If the rate constant of the reaction can be expressed by the following equation …
    JEE Main 2026View solution →