Reaction Profiles

Question 1

What is activation energy?

Answer 1

The minimum amount of energy required for a reaction to occur

Question 2

What goes on the x and y-axis in a reactoin profile?

Answer 2

X- Energychange

Y- Time taken/ Progress of reaction

Question 3

What are the 4 different components of a reaction profile?

Answer 3

Reactants

Products

Overall energy change

Activation energy

Question 4

Does a reaction profile for an exothermic reaction go up or down?

+why?

Answer 4

Down

This is because energy is being transferred to the surroundings so the energy of the products is less than the energy of the reactants