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If the initial state has a lower potential energy than the final state , the process is endothermic.
The peaks in energy diagrams for both endothermic and exothermic reaction energy diagrams are known as the transition state or the activation complex. In a reaction, any reaction, the same general trend occurs. First the bonds of the reactants are broken which requires an input of energy to be put into the reaction.
This energy required to break all the reactant bonds is referred to as the activation energy and is represented as the height from the reactant's energy level to the transition state's energy.
A physical or chemical process can be represented using an energy diagram, which shows how the potential energy of the initial state relates to the potential energy of the final state. If the initial state has a lower potential energy than the final state, the process is endothermic. If the initial state has a higher potential energy than the final state, the process is exothermic. Created by Jay.
If the initial state has a lower potential energy than the final state , the process is endothermic.
The peaks in energy diagrams for both endothermic and exothermic reaction energy diagrams are known as the transition state or the activation complex. In a reaction, any reaction, the same general trend occurs. First the bonds of the reactants are broken which requires an input of energy to be put into the reaction.
This energy required to break all the reactant bonds is referred to as the activation energy and is represented as the height from the reactant's energy level to the transition state's energy.
A physical or chemical process can be represented using an energy diagram, which shows how the potential energy of the initial state relates to the potential energy of the final state. If the initial state has a lower potential energy than the final state, the process is endothermic. If the initial state has a higher potential energy than the final state, the process is exothermic. Created by Jay.