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Are reactants kinetically stable /w high deltaG of Activatio
Are reactants kinetically stable if they have a large delta G of activation because they need more energy to get over that bump and form products?
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Re: Are reactants kinetically stable /w high deltaG of Activ
They are kinetically stable because the large activation energy means that the reaction is slow. Diamonds are kinetically stable; thermodynamically unstable.
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Nico Medina
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Re: Are reactants kinetically stable /w high deltaG of Activatio
I was wondering this too, thanks for the help!
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