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Chemistry · May / June 2019 · Paper 12 · Question 16

5070Exothermic and endothermic reactions

The diagram shows the energy profile of a chemical reaction. Which row is correct?

  1. Athe reaction that is endothermic: backward reaction; the reaction with greater activation energy: backward reaction
  2. Bthe reaction that is endothermic: backward reaction; the reaction with greater activation energy: forward reaction
  3. Cthe reaction that is endothermic: forward reaction; the reaction with greater activation energy: backward reaction
  4. Dthe reaction that is endothermic: forward reaction; the reaction with greater activation energy: forward reaction

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Correct answer: D. the reaction that is endothermic: forward reaction; the reaction with greater activation energy: forward reaction

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