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Q. Which of the following graphs represents exothermic reaction?
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Chemical Kinetics

Solution:

For exothermic reaction, $\Delta H=-Ve$
$\Delta H=E_{a\left(forward\,reaction\right)}-E_{a\left(backward\,reaction\right)}$
For $\Delta H$ to be $-ve$, $E_{a,b} > E_{a, f}$ which is true in graph $\left(I\right)$ only.