Question

Identify correct statements pertaining to reaction energies. Group of answer choices The rate of a reaction depends on the energy change between reactants and products. If Keq < 1, the equilibrium will favor the reactants. If ∆G° < 0, Keq will be greater than 1. The reaction step with the highest energy transition state is called the rate determining step.

Answer 1

The correct statements pertaining to reaction energies are

1. If ∆G° < 0, Keq will be greater than 1 becausee ∆G° = -2.303RT log(K) if K>1 then ∆G° is -ve and ∆G° < 0

2. The reaction step with the highest energy transition state is called the rate determining step because the reaction step with the highest energy transition state is slowest step and slowest step is the rate determining step.