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Chemical Engineering · Q488

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 488

Q488

The energy of activation of exothermic reaction is

A.
Zero
B.
Negative
C.
Very large compared to that for en-dothermic reaction
D.
Not possible to predict
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The activation energy of a reaction is the amount of energy required for the reactants to reach the transitional state and is always positive and for different exothermic reactions its value will be different.