Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

energy of activation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: en-er-gy of ac-ti-va-tion
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur

Example Sentences

"catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction"

Synonyms

activation energy

Questions

What does energy of activation mean?: the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur

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