Re: [sme2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activation_energy

this wikipedia article really tells you nothing about what is going on

we suspect it is related to the chemical bonds + electron paths +
electron states + physical orientation of molecules + maybe the
complexity of the molecule shapes

maybe it can be thought of as trying to get 5 eagles and 5 pigeons to
mate in free flight - the orientation has to be correct - the
positions have to be adjacent - the energy has to be there - yadda
yadda

maybe we can find a YT video that covers thsi

On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 10:55 AM Peter Sz via groups.io
<zerg90=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activation_energy
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> In chemistry and physics, activation energy is the minimum amount of
> energy that must be provided for compounds to result in a chemical
> reaction.[1] The activation energy (Ea) of a reaction is measured in
> joules per mole (J/mol), kilojoules per mole (kJ/mol) or kilocalories
> per mole (kcal/mol).[2] Activation energy can be thought of as the
> magnitude of the potential barrier (sometimes called the energy
> barrier) separating minima of the potential energy surface pertaining
> to the initial and final thermodynamic state. For a chemical reaction
> to proceed at a reasonable rate, the temperature of the system should
> be high enough such that there exists an appreciable number of
> molecules with translational energy equal to or greater than the
> activation energy. The term "activation energy" was introduced in 1889
> by the Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius.[3]
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