5.1.2 Reaction Profiles

• What are reaction profiles sometimes called?

  Energy diagrams.
• What are reaction profiles?

  Diagrams which show the relative energies of the reactants and products in a reaction, and how the energy changes over the course of the reaction.
• What is activation energy?

  Activation energy is the minimum amount of energy required for a chemical reaction to occur.
• Which reaction is this a reaction profile for?

  Exothermic.

  
• Which reaction is this a reaction profile for?

  Endothermic.

  
• What type of reaction is shown in the reaction profile above?

  An endothermic reaction.

  
• What type of reaction is shown in the reaction profile above?

  An exothermic reaction.