31. There are two objections to associating this activation energy with the threshold barrier for an elementary reaction. 32. The activation energy for a reaction is experimentally determined through the Arrhenius equation and the Eyring equation. 33. Some benefits include tuning of the resistance and activation energy and the reduction of periodic noise patterns. 34. The reaction has a large activation energy , and so it is not easy to get it started. 35. Like other catalysts, an electrocatalyst lowers the activation energy for a reaction without altering the reaction equilibrium. 36. The activation energy is largely spent on liquefying the aluminum, IIRC, so that the reaction can proceed. 37. Activation energy may otherwise be denoted as the minimum energy necessary for a specific chemical reaction to occur.38. The process of getting to the top of the activation energy barrier to the transition state is endergonic. 39. Both are used by enzymes and have been evolutionarily chosen to minimize the activation energy of the reaction. 40. In this way, the catalytic residues of the active site provide an alternative reaction mechanism with lower activation energy .
