Negative Ea
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Christy Lee 2H
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Lourick Bustamante 1B
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Re: Negative Ea
Activation energy cannot be negative because it is the minimum amount of energy that a reaction requires to undergo a specific reaction, making it positive. So if the activation energy were to be negative, then that would mean there is a release of energy.
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Lisa Tang 1C
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Re: Negative Ea
The activation energy cannot be negative, but it can be decreased with the addition of a catalyst as it provides an alternative pathway between reactants and products.
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