activation energy

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Specifically, the transfer of electrons from pheophytin to plastoquinone in D2 requires twice as much activation energy as D1 -- a barrier that electrons seem unable to overcome, preventing energy from flowing forward.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

The calculation of OTOCs showed that chemical reactions with a low activation energy at low temperatures where tunneling dominates can scramble information at nearly the quantum limit, like a black hole.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

The activation energy of ionic conduction of this material is extremely low, and the ionic conductivity of this material at low temperature is one of the highest among known solid electrolytes, including sulfide-based materials.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

If the activation energy is much larger than the average kinetic energy of the molecules, the reaction will occur slowly since only a few fast-moving molecules will have enough energy to react.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Assuming the kinetics of this reaction are consistent with the Arrhenius equation, calculate the activation energy for this decomposition.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019