The Decomposition of Hydrogen Iodide Is Shown Below

The decomposition of hydrogen iodide is shown below. 2 HI (g) →H₂ (g) + I₂ (g) What is the energy of activation , E_a, for this reaction given the two rate constants listed below and their corresponding temperatures?
Temperature Rate Constant (K) (M ^{- 1}s ^{- 1}) 500 9.51×10 ^{- 9} 600 1.10×10 ^{- 5}

A) E_a = 1.74 kJ/mol
B) E_a = 2.55 kJ/mol
C) E_a = 40.3 kJ/mol
D) E_a = 76.4 kJ/mol
E) E_a = 176 kJ/mol