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  4. In the accompanied diagram, ER, EP and Ex represent the energy of the reactants, products and activated complex respectively. Which of the following is the activation energy for th e backward reaction?

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Q. In the accompanied diagram, $E_{R}, E_{P} and \, E_{x}$ represent the energy of the reactants, products and activated complex respectively. Which of the following is the activation energy for th e backward reaction?Chemistry Question Image

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Solution:

For backward reaction, activation energy is the energy difference between product and activated complex.