Energy of activation and Free energy

Energy of activation

Energy of activation noun - The energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur.
Usage example: catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction

Free energy and energy of activation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Free energy" instead a noun phrase "Energy of activation".

Free energy

Free energy noun - (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs.
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Energy of activation and free energy are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Energy of activation" with "Free energy", this phrases are similar.

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