A student sketches two curves—one for the catalyzed and one for the uncatalyzed…
CHEMISTRY · Single correct · A Level · Chemistry · Kinetics · Kinetics
Problem
A student sketches two curves—one for the catalyzed and one for the uncatalyzed pathway—on the same energy diagram for an exothermic reaction. Which of the following features must be identical for both curves if the sketch is correct?
(a) The maximum energy reached along the reaction pathway (activation energy)
(b) The vertical distance between the reactants and the products
(c) The number of transition states depicted
(d) The vertical distance between the transition state and the products