3. Consider the following energy diagram showing the energy of a reaction as it progress:ImEa. How many (elementary) steps are involved with this reaction?b. Label the reactants, products, and intermediates.C.What step is rate limiting (determining)?d. Is the overall reaction endothermic or exothermic?

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3. Consider the following energy diagram showing the energy of a reaction as it progress:
Im
E
a. How many (elementary) steps are involved with this reaction?
b. Label the reactants, products, and intermediates.
C.
What step is rate limiting (determining)?
d. Is the overall reaction endothermic or exothermic?

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An energy profile diagram is used to study the energy of the transition states and intermediates involved in a reaction, thus identifying the rate-determining step. The rate-determining step will have the highest activation energy and will be the slowest step of the reaction.

In an energy profile diagram, the reactants are placed towards the left and the products towards the right as the x-axis represents the reaction coordinate, which shows the progress of the reaction.

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