Hydrogen peroxide decomposes to water and oxygen gas and


Hydrogen peroxide decomposes to water and oxygen gas and the activation energy for this process is 42 kJ/mol. The hydrogen peroxide formed in biological processes is harmful to tissue however the enzymecatalase catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by lowering the activation energy to 7.0 kJ/mol. Presuming the frequency factor is the same for both processes as well as independent of temperature, compute the temperature required for the uncatalyzed decomposition to proceed at the same rate as the enzyme-catalyzed decomposition at 37°C normal human body temperature. Is this a reasonable temperature for a biological organism?

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