Question

formative # 7 - energy changes and rates of reactions -...
question 5 (1 point)
consider the potential energy diagram below, which represents a chemical reaction with a
multistep reaction mechanism.
how many elementary steps are there in this reaction mechanism?
4
1
2
3

Explanation:

Step1: Count the number of peaks

In a potential energy diagram for a reaction mechanism, each peak represents an elementary step.

Step2: Analyze the given diagram

The given potential - energy diagram has 3 peaks.

Answer:

3