The rate constant k for the reaction is 2.6 × 10⁻⁸ L/mol·s when the reaction proceeds at 300.0 K. The activation energy is 98,000 J/mol. (The universal gas constant, R, is 8.314 J/mol·K). Determine the magnitude of the frequency factor for the reaction.
a) 4.91 × 10¹³ s⁻¹
b) 7.26 × 10¹¹ s⁻¹
c) 1.59 × 10⁹ s⁻¹
d) 2.73 × 10⁷ s⁻¹