JEE Main Chemistry question

Activation energy of a reaction is:

(A)The energy released during the reaction
(B)The energy evolved when activated complex is formed
(C)Minimum amount of energy needed to overcome the potential barrier of reactionCorrect
(D)The energy needed to form one mole of the product

Answer: (C)

Solution

Activation energy is, by definition, the minimum extra energy that reactant

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