The energy that the reactants must acquire through collisions to reach the activatred state is the

Options

A. activastion energy for the reverse reaction
B. activation energy for the forward reaction
C. activation energy for the forward or the reverse reaction
D. entropy of activation

Answer

C

Explanation

In order to react , the colliding molecules must have a total kinetic energy equal to or greater than the the activation energy `(E_(a))` , which is the minimum amount of energy required to initial a chemical reaction. Lacking this energy, the molecules remain intact , and no charge results from the collision.