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Raghav is planning to start a bonfire in the evening and has collected lot of dry wood and leaves. He fetches a matchbox and starts the fire. In this example, what do you think is the activation energy?


A

Pouring kerosene on firewood

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B

Igniting the matchstick

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Collecting dry wood and leaves

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D

Availability of oxygen

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Solution

The correct option is B

Igniting the matchstick


Striking the matchstick against match pad.

Chemical reactions need a certain amount of energy to begin working. Activation energy is the minimum energy required to cause a reaction to occur. Moreover, a reaction will only proceed if the products are more stable than the reactants.


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