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\begin{equation}
ln(k)=ln(A)-\frac{E_a}{RT}
\end{equation}
By plotting a graph of ln(k) against 1/T, the gradient is equivalent to $\frac{-E_a}{R}$. This gives the reaction an Activation Energy of 85.04 kJmol\textsuperscript{-1}. This is high for a reaction, and suggests an experimental error.
The points plotted on the graph suggest that a curve would be more appropriate, as there is a weak linear relationship. However, E\textsubscripta must be constant for a given reaction, so a straight line was plotted regardless of the apparent curve.
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The intercept of the graph can be used to calculate the value of the frequency factor, which in this case is 1.13$\times$10\textsuperscript{15}s\textsuperscript{-1}.