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When the activation energies of the forward and backward reactions are equal, then :

A

`DeltaU`=0,`DeltaS`=0

B

`DeltaU`=0,`DeltaG`=0

C

`DeltaS`=0,`DeltaG`=0

D

Only `DeltaU`=0

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