The activation energies of the forward and backward reactions in the case of a chemical reaction are $$30.5$$ and $$45.4\,kJ/mol$$ respectively. The reaction is :
A.
exothermic
B.
endothermic
C.
neither exothermic nor endothermic
D.
independent of temperature
Answer :
exothermic
Solution :
Exothermic because of activation energy $${E_b} > {E_f}$$
Releted MCQ Question on Physical Chemistry >> Chemical Kinetics
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