A catalyst decreases the activation energy of a particular exothermic reaction by 20 kJ/mol, to 36 kJ/mol. Assuming that the mechanism has only one step, and that the products are 51 kJ lower in energy than the reactants, sketch approximate energy-level diagrams for the catalyzed and uncatalyzed reactions. What is the activation energy for the uncatalyzed reverse reaction?

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