The activation energy for the forward reaction X→Y is 60KJ mol−1 and ΔH is −20KJ mol−1. The activation energy for the backward reaction Y→X is:
⟹ΔH=Ea(f)−Ea(b) ⟹−20=60−Ea(b) ⟹Ea(b)=60+20⟹80 KJmol−1
For the reaction A+B→C+D ΔH=−20 kJ mol−1 . The activation energy of the forward reaction is 85kJ mol–1. The activation energy for backward reaction is