An Energy Barrier

question 78

Multiple Choice

An energy barrier

• A) is the amount of energy that must be produced by the reactants to end a chemical reaction.
• B) is higher than the activation energy of a reaction.
• C) prevents the spontaneous breakdown of molecules in the cell.
• D) can only be overcome with the use of enzymes.

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