When ethyl chloride, CH3CH2Cl, is dissolved in 1.0 M NaOH, it is converted into ethanol, CH3CH2OH, by the reaction
CH3CH2Cl + OH- -> CH3CH2OH + Cl-
At 25°C the reaction is first order in CH3CH2Cl, and the rate constant is 1.0 x 10-3 s-1. If the activation energy Ea = 100.0 kJ/mol, what will the rate constant be at 70.°C?
a) 2.0 x 10-1 s-1
b) 1.7 x 10-2 s-1
c) 1.0 x 10-2 s-1
d) 5.0 x 1014 s-1