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| Jun 4, 2022 at 5:50 | comment | added | oliver | If the final state has higher energy (i.e. the reaction requires energy overall), the activation energy is (by definition) the energy that is finally released from the activated state. By contrast, if the initial state has higher energy (i.e. the reaction causes overall energy gain), the activation energy is the energy that is initially needed. There could also be the case that there is no overall gain (if the intial and final state are at the same energy), but that would just be a coincidence. | |
| Jun 4, 2022 at 4:58 | comment | added | Nuclear fusion | But @oliver, won't the energy released be equal to the activation energy and thus there is no overall gain???? Right? | |
| Jun 3, 2022 at 16:19 | history | edited | oliver | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 3, 2022 at 16:02 | history | answered | oliver | CC BY-SA 4.0 |