energy barrier
Reaction's required boost
An energy barrier is the minimum energy required for a chemical reaction or physical process to occur.
Molecules must overcome this threshold—like pushing a boulder over a hill—before they can transform into products.
Catalysts work by lowering the energy barrier, allowing reactions to proceed faster or at lower temperatures.
Also called activation energy.
- activationSetting into operation
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- kineticRelating to motion
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
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