The activation energy for a simple chemical reaction- A-B is Ea in forward direction- The activation energy for the reverse reaction-

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Factors Affecting the Rate of a Chemical Reaction

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The activation energy for a simple chemical reaction, $A \to B$ is $E_{a}$ in forward direction. The activation energy for the reverse reaction:

is negative of

E_{a}

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is always less than

E_{a}

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can be less than or more than

E_{a}

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is always double of

E_{a}

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The correct option is C can be less than or more than $E_{a}$
As we know,
$Δ H = E_{a_{(f)}} - E_{a_{(b)}}$ ; if $Δ H = - v e, E_{a_{(b)}} > E_{a_{(f)}}$
if $Δ H = + v e, E_{a_{(b)}} < E_{a_{(f)}}$

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The activation energy for a simple chemical reaction, A→B is Ea in forward direction. The activation energy for the reverse reaction:

The correct option is C can be less than or more than EaAs we know,ΔH=Ea(f)−Ea(b); if ΔH=−ve,Ea(b)>Ea(f)if ΔH=+ve,Ea(b)<Ea(f)

The activation energy for a simple chemical reaction, $A \to B$ is $E_{a}$ in forward direction. The activation energy for the reverse reaction:

The correct option is C can be less than or more than $E_{a}$
As we know,
$Δ H = E_{a_{(f)}} - E_{a_{(b)}}$ ; if $Δ H = - v e, E_{a_{(b)}} > E_{a_{(f)}}$
if $Δ H = + v e, E_{a_{(b)}} < E_{a_{(f)}}$