For 10 points, name this energy required for a reaction to take place, which is lowered by catalysts.
In Marcus theory, a form of this quantity is equal to the square of reorganization energy plus Gibbs free energy all divided by four times reorganization energy. This quantity is replaced by Gibbs free energy in the Eyring equation, and it appears in the numerator of the exponential term in the (*) Arrhenius equation. This quantity is equal to the difference between the transition state and the initial state on a potential energy diagram. For 10 points, name this energy required for a reaction to take place, which is lowered by catalysts.
In Marcus theory, a form of this quantity is equal to the square of reorganization energy plus Gibbs free energy all divided by four times reorganization energy.
activation energy