Reactants Capable of Interacting to Form Products in a Chemical

question 33

Multiple Choice

Reactants capable of interacting to form products in a chemical reaction must first overcome a thermodynamic barrier known as the reaction's

• A)entropy.
• B)activation energy.
• C)endothermic level.
• D)heat content.
• E)free-energy content.

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