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Define energy of activation. Draw a diagram of energy profile to show the influence of a positive catalyst on the energy of activation of a reaction.

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Minimum extra energy that the reacting molecule should acquire to reach threshold energy/ enter into effective collision and to from products.
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it is the difference between threshold energy and normal average energy of the reacting molecule.
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