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  4. In a reversible reaction, the energy of activation of the forward reaction is 50 kcal. The energy of activation for the reverse reaction will be

Q. In a reversible reaction, the energy of activation of the forward reaction is 50 kcal. The energy of activation for the reverse reaction will be

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Solution:

The activation energy of a reverse reaction decide whether the given reaction is exothermic or endothermic, so, the energy of activation of reverse reaction is either greater or less than 50 kcal. In case of exothermic reaction, the activation energy for reverse reaction is more than activation energy of the forward reaction and in case of endothermic reaction, the activation energy for reverse reaction is less than activation energy of the forward reaction.