What temperature dependencies would be expected according to transition state th

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What temperature dependencies would be expected according to transition state theory for the rate constants of the following gas phase reactions?(Assume that all vibrational partition functions are unity.)

(i) A bimolecular reaction between an atom and a diatomic molecule reacting via a linear triatomic transition state.

(ii) A bimolecular reaction between two diatomic molecules forming a square-planar transition state.

(iii) A bimolecular reaction between an atom and a non-linear molecule giving a non-linear transition state.

Explanation / Answer

(ii) A bimolecular reaction between two diatomic molecules forming a square-planar transition state.

According to transition state theory of bimolecular reactions,

Two diatomic molecules forms a square planar transition state.

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