Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Exothermic and endothermic reactions

Exothermic and endothermic reactions — practice question

Two energy profile diagrams are displayed. Both diagrams use the same scale on the y-axis. Which statement is correct?

  • ABoth reactions are exothermic.
  • BOnly one reaction is endothermic.
  • CThe activation energy of reaction 1 is smaller than the activation energy of reaction 2.
  • DThe enthalpy change of reaction 2 is larger than the enthalpy change of reaction 1.

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