The activation energy of a reaction is dependent on:

temperature

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pressure

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concentration

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nature of reactants

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Solution

The correct option is D nature of reactants
Activation energy is the minimum amount of energy needed for a reaction to take place.

It depends only on the nature of reactants. It is independent of temperature and concentration.

Hence, option D is correct.

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Consider figure and mark the correct option.

(a) Activation energy of forward reaction is $E_{1}$ + $E_{2}$ and product is less stable than reactant

(b) Activation energy of forward reaction is $E_{1}$ + $E_{2}$ and product is more stable than reactant

(c) Activation energy of both forward and backward reaction is $E_{1}$ + $E_{2}$ and reactant is more stable than product

(d) Activation energy of backward reaction is $E_{1}$ and product is more stable than reactant

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