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Activation Energy

The free-energy barrier between reactants and the transition state; because rate depends exponentially on it, lowering the barrier by a few kJ/mol changes rate by orders of magnitude.

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The free-energy barrier between reactants and the transition state; because rate depends exponentially on it, lowering the barrier by a few kJ/mol changes rate by orders of magnitude.

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