Question

What is activation energy? How does pressure affect the rate of the reaction?

Answer 1

Answer:

In chemistry and physics, activation energy is the minimum amount of energy that must be provided to compounds to result in a chemical reaction.The activation energy of a reaction is measured in joules per mole, kilojoules per mole or kilocalories per mole.

Explanation:

Increasing the pressure on a reaction involving reacting gases increases the rate of reaction. Changing the pressure on a reaction which involves only solids or liquids has no effect on the rate.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Hi buddy.

The minimum amount of energy that is required to initiate a chemical reaction is known as activation energy. Increasing the pressure on a reaction increases the rate of reaction. This is because atoms and electrons come closer and reaction takes place faster.

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