Activation energy is defined as:

  • A
    The amount of energy to be added to the actual energy of a molecule so that the threshold energy is reached
  • B
    The amount of energy the molecule must contain so that it reacts
  • C
    The energy which a molecule should have in order to enter into an effective collision
  • D
    The average kinetic energy of the molecule

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