pre-exponential factor, \(A\)

Also contains definition of: \(A\)-factor
Synonym: Arrhenius A factor
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@[email protected] in front of the exponential factor expressing the empirical temperature dependence of the @[email protected], \(k\), on temperature, \(T\),\(k=A\ \exp (- E_{\text{a}}/R\ T)\), where \(E_{\text{a}}\) is the @[email protected] energy.
Sources:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 56 [Terms] [Book]
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 177 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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