If K is known at two different temperatures the activation energy can be calculated as:
At temperature 1: lnK1=−RT1Ea+lnA
At temperature 2: lnK2=−RT2Ea+lnA
We can subtract one of these equations from the other:
lnK1−lnK2=(−RT1Ea+lnA)−(−RT2Ea+lnA)
This equation can further simplified to:
lnK2K1=REa(T21−T11)
ln0.030.05=2.305×8.314Ea×[2001−3001]
⇒0.22=2.305×8.314Ea×[6001]
⇒Ea=2.3×8.3×600×0.22
⇒Ea=2519.88J⇒Ea=2520J