Key term for AQA GCSE Chemistry, used in Energy Changes in Reactions.
The minimum energy required to start the bond-breaking process in the reactants.
Activation energy appears in AQA GCSE Chemistry revision content for Energy changes, especially Energy Changes in Reactions and Bond Energy Calculations.
Energy changes
Bond Energy Calculations
The rate and extent of chemical change
Factors Affecting Rate
Energy changes
Exothermic and Endothermic Processes
Atomic structure and the periodic table
Typical Transition Metal Properties
Energy changes
Energy Changes in Reactions • Bond Energy Calculations
The rate and extent of chemical change
Reaction Rates • Factors Affecting Rate
Energy changes
Energy Changes in Reactions • Exothermic and Endothermic Processes
Atomic structure and the periodic table
Transition Metals • Typical Transition Metal Properties
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