transition state

[Section 2C student]

What exactly does it mean for molecules to be in the transition state?

[Eva Sofia]

Highest point in energy, where once this is breached a molecule goes from reactant to product.

[Jolene Robles 2H]

When an element is in its transition state that means the molecules currently has a high energy state, they are transitioning from reactants to products. The opposite of this term would be a molecule its is elemental form. When a molecule is in its transition state that is important because at that point, the molecules has the highest energy point along the reaction path.

[Isabelle Huerta 2I]

Molecules that are in the transition state mean to have reached an unstable, high-energy state. Molecules in transition state are dealing with the rearrangement of chemical bonds so they are possessing partial traits of the reactants and of the products. They also have a very high energy during the reaction. The transition state is the explanation for the peak in the energy profile of the reaction pathway, explaining the point of maximum energy.