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The reaction is exothermic with . Its uncatalysed forward activation energy is . An enzyme lowers the forward activation energy to . What is the activation energy of the reverse reaction in the presence of the enzyme?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: C

Reverse = forward . Uncatalysed: kJ. The enzyme lowers the barrier for both directions by the same amount (30 kJ), because is unchanged. Catalysed reverse kJ.
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