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Published on: August 13, 2026
At 
in presence of a catalyst, activation energy of a reaction is lowered by 
. The logarithm of ratio of 
is....
(Consider that the frequency factor for both the reactions is same)
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Using the Arrhenius equation: 
The ratio of rate constants is: 
Since the catalyst lowers activation energy by 
At 
:
Taking logarithm base 
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