To calculate the activation energy for the electrochemical reaction of zinc and copper sulfate solution using the Tafel plot, we need to follow these steps:1. Perform a cyclic voltammetry experiment to obtain the current-voltage data for the reaction between zinc and copper sulfate solution.2. Plot the Tafel plot, which is a semi-logarithmic plot of the overpotential versus the logarithm of the current density j . The overpotential is the difference between the electrode potential and the equilibrium potential for the reaction.3. Determine the slope of the Tafel plot b from the linear region of the plot.4. Use the Tafel equation to calculate the activation energy Ea for the reaction. The Tafel equation is given by: = b * log j/j0 where is the overpotential, b is the Tafel slope, j is the current density, and j0 is the exchange current density.5. The Tafel slope b is related to the activation energy Ea by the following equation:b = 2.303 * R * T / n * F * where R is the gas constant 8.314 J/molK , T is the temperature in Kelvin, n is the number of electrons transferred in the reaction, F is the Faraday constant 96485 C/mol , and is the charge transfer coefficient usually between 0.5 and 1 .6. Rearrange the equation to solve for the activation energy Ea :Ea = b * n * F * / 2.303 * R 7. Plug in the values for the Tafel slope b , the number of electrons transferred in the reaction n , the charge transfer coefficient , the gas constant R , and the Faraday constant F to calculate the activation energy Ea .Note that you will need the actual data from the cyclic voltammetry experiment to determine the Tafel slope b and other parameters. Once you have that data, you can follow the steps above to calculate the activation energy for the electrochemical reaction of zinc and copper sulfate solution.