question_answer 43)

  Consider figure and mark the correct option. (a) Activation energy of forward reaction is  and product is less stable than reactant (b) Activation energy of forward reaction is  and product is more stable than reactant (c) Activation energy of both forward and backward reaction is  and reactant is more stable than product Activation energy of backward reaction is and product is more stable than reactant

Answer:

                  (a) Activation energy is the minimum energy required to convert reactant molecules to product molecules. Here, the energy gap between reactants and activated complex is sum of  and .                                           - Activation energy = Product is less stable than reactant as energy of product is greater than the reactant.