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ERIC Number: EJ250304
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Aug
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Changing Conceptions of Activation Energy.
Pacey, Philip D.
Journal of Chemical Education, v58 n8 p612-14 Aug 1981
Provides background material which relates to the concept of activation energy, fundamental in the study of chemical kinetics. Compares the related concepts of the Arrhenius activation energy, the activation energy at absolute zero, the enthalpy of activation, and the threshold energy. (CS)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Kinetics, Molecular Structure, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reference Materials - General
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Activation Energy