Describe activation energy in 20 words.

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1. Describe activation energy in 20 words.

2. Explain in 50 words the graph below.

Ea (no catalyst)
Ea (with catalyst)
X, Y
AG
Reaction Progress
Energy
Transcribed Image Text:Ea (no catalyst) Ea (with catalyst) X, Y AG Reaction Progress Energy
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