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This equation is expanded to account for inner and outer sphere electron transfers when used in Marcus theory. This equation supports the rule of thumb that the Q10 coefficient for biological systems is typically between 2 and 3. In a modification of this equation from transition state theory, "the transmission coefficient times Boltzmann's constant times temperature, all over Planck's constant" replaces a quantity equal to (*) steric factor times collision frequency. In this equation, e is raised to the power of negative activation energy over RT (10[1])and multiplied by the pre-exponential factor. For 10 points, identify this equation that relates temperature to the reaction rate constant, named for a Swedish chemist. ■END■

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