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Grade Select GradePhysical Chemistry

Q. FOR AN ENDOTHERMIC REACTION WHERE DELTA(H) REPRESENTS THE ENTHALPY OF THE REACTION IN KJ/mol.
THE MINIMUM VALUE OF ACTIVATION ENERGY WILL BE-
  1. LESS THAN DELTA(H)
  2. ZERO
  3. MORE THAN DELTA(H)
  4. EQUAL TO DELTA(H)

Profile image of Bharat Makkar
11 Years agoGrade Select Grade
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Profile image of Ramreddy
11 Years ago
FOR AN ENDOTHERMIC REACTION THE MINIMUM VALUE OF ACTIVATION ENERGY WILL BE MORE THAN DELTA(H). option (3) is correct.
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Profile image of Gaurav Tiwari
8 Years ago
For endothermic reaction the forward activation energy is greater than the backward activation energy and for the reaction the value of delta H is positive hence the minimum amount of activation energy should be greater than the delta H of the reaction
Profile image of ankit singh
5 Years ago
 endothermic reaction the forward activation energy is greater than the backward activation energy and for the reaction the value of delta H is positive hence the minimum amount of activation energy should be greater than the delta H of the reaction