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A chemist sets up a chemical reaction but finds that none of the reactant molecules have the required activation energy. What is the result

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Answer:

No reaction is observed

Step-by-step explanation:

The activation energy is the minimum energy that reactants must have in order to cross the energy barrier and become converted into products.

When reactant molecules do not possess the required activation energy, collision between the reactant molecules becomes purely elastic and no reaction occurs.

Hence, colliding reactant molecules are only converted into product molecules when they possess the required activation energy.

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