For an Endergonic Reaction Step,the Hammond Postulate Allows One to Say

question 48

Multiple Choice

For an endergonic reaction step,the Hammond postulate allows one to say that

• A)the transition state of the step resembles the reactants of the step.
• B)the transition state of the step resembles the products of the step.
• C)the step is rate-determining since it has the smallest E_a.
• D)the reaction containing this step is overall first order.
• E)the transition state is precisely symmetric with bond-breaking and bond-forming occurring to the same extent.

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