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The rate of a certain biochemical reacti...

The rate of a certain biochemical reaction catalyesd by an enzyme in human body is `10^4` times faster than when it carried out in the laboratory. The activation energy of this reaction :

A

Is zero

B

Is different in two cases

C

Is the same in both the cases

D

None

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B
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