The reaction X-----Y is an exothermic reaction. Activation energy of the reaction for X into Y is 150kJ/mol.Enthalpy of reaction is 135kJ/mol .The activation energy of the reverse reaction Y----X will be??

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The reaction X----->Y is an exothermic reaction. Activation energy of the reaction for X into Y is 150kJ/mol.Enthalpy of reaction is 135kJ/mol .The activation energy of the reverse reaction Y---->X will be??

samigupta8 · Answer

@priyar

rushwr · Answer

What do u think about this ?

samigupta8 · Answer

Well ! I think that there is some proper way out to solve such problem which i m unaware of...

rushwr · Answer

Well this is my opinion on this:
They have told us that the reaction is exothermic so the enthalpy change should be -135kjmol^-1

rushwr · Answer

So if u plot a rough graph for an exothermic reaction it will look like this. 
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