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The energy that must be added to a system to break the bonds of the

reactants is known as _____?
potential energy
kinetic energy
thermal energy
activation energy

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Answer:

activation energy

Step-by-step explanation:

it is activation energy becauseThe activation energy for the forward reaction is the amount of

free energy that must be added to go from the energy level of the

reactants to the energy level of the transition state

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