Provenance: activation energy
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- Term "activation energy" created
Sep 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM UTC
- Definition 1 · revision 1 writtenColton Gerber
Sep 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM UTC
Initial contribution The energy needed to pass over an energy barrier of some sort, often for atomic movement or a chemical reaction.
- Upvoted definition 1 · revision 1A community member
Sep 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM UTC
- Upvoted definition 1 · revision 1A community member
Sep 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM UTC
- Definition 2 · revision 1 generated by AIgemma3revision 40
Sep 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM UTC
AI-generated definition The minimum energy required for a chemical reaction to proceed from reactants to products.
- Upvoted AI-authored definition 2 · revision 1A community member
Sep 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM UTC
- Definition 3 · revision 1 writtenBoudy Hakim
Oct 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM UTC
Initial contribution It is the the minimum amount of energy required for a particular reaction to proceed
- Comment posted on definition 2 · revision 1Shane Donofrio
Oct 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM UTC
A more accurate definition would include the requirements for a reaction to occur, such as defining what the minimum that needs be overcome for a reaction to occur actually is, including details about the differences in free energy and how …
- Upvoted definition 1 · revision 1A community member
Sep 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM UTC
- Withdrew their vote on definition 1 · revision 1A community member
Sep 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM UTC
- Upvoted definition 1 · revision 1A community member
Sep 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM UTC
- Upvoted definition 1 · revision 1A community member
Sep 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM UTC
- Upvoted AI-authored definition 2 · revision 1A community member
Sep 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM UTC