If the natural logarithm of the rate of a thermally activated process is plotted on the yaxis as a function of the inverse of the absolute temperature on the x-axis, the slope of this plot is equal to the _____________ divided by Boltzmann’s constant.

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activation enthalpy

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The most important climatic factors that affect the rate of chemical weathering are heat and ______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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