Transition State
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Transition State
Can someone explain the concept of transition state? And is it always the peak of a free energy profile graph?
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Re: Transition State
The transition state is the area between reactants and products where there is an energy barrier(activation energy) the must be met to complete the reaction. It is always the peak of the energy profile because all reactions have an energy barrier.
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Re: Transition State
the transition state is the point where there is a maximum value of activation energy, so it should always be the peak
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Re: Transition State
It is the peak because it has the highest energy since the carbons have 5 bonding groups around them during that small amount of time, making it highly unstable
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