Question

Hydrolysis of aspirin (ASA) was measured at 3 temperatures. Determine the rate constant and order of reaction for each temperature.

Time (min)	ASA conc. (mM) (40 degrees C)
0	5.313
10	5.033
20	4.815
30	4.633
40	4.582
50	4.400
60	4.175

Time (min)	ASA conc. (mM) (50 degrees C)
0	5.313
10	5.044
20	4.611
30	4.175
40	3.927
50	3.706
60	3.491

Time (min)	ASA conc. (mM) (60 degrees C)
0	5.313
10	4.175
20	3.069
30	2.243
40	1.683
50	1.352
60	0.970

The hydrolysis reaction of aspirin was measured at 3 temperatures shown below. Using this data, determine the rate constant and order of reaction at each temperaure.