Transition-State Intermediates Have Higher Energies Than the Reactants And/or Products

question 245

Multiple Choice

Transition-state intermediates have higher energies than the reactants and/or products because

• A) energy has been supplied to the system to increase the ground state of the products.
• B) energy has been used to supply the enzyme to the reaction.
• C) the chemical bonds of the reactants have been stretched and stressed to near breaking.
• D) the transition state is further along the time course of the reaction.
• E) the reactants have been completely used up to form products.

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