Activation energy: the minimum quantity of energy which the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction.
Change in enthalpy is the difference between the potential energies of products and of reactants.
The activation energy for the reverse reaction is the sum of the enthalpy -
ΔH and the activation energy -
Eact for the forward reaction.
a - Potential Energy of Reactants
b - Activation energy of forward reaction
c - Change in enthalpy
d - Activation energy of backward reaction