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Course: High school chemistry > Unit 8

Lesson 1: Reaction rates
Science
High school chemistry
Reaction rates and equilibrium
Reaction rates
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Problem

The graph below shows the energy of an exothermic chemical reaction.
Complete the statements to describe this reaction.
  • The energy needed to trigger a chemical reaction is called the
    energy, and is labeled
    on the graph above.
  • This energy is required to reach the
    , marked by point
    on the graph.