What does the red line in the diagram below represent? A. The equilibrium position
B. The difference in energy between the reactants and products
C. The potential energy of the reactants
D. The activation energy

The activation energy

Explanation:

The activation energy is the energy hump that lies between reactants and products. It is the energy barrier that reactants must cross before they are converted into products.

Based on the collision theory, only particles that possess the activation energy are able to collide in such a way that leads to reaction.

Collision of particles having an energy content less than the activation energy of the reaction merely leads to elastic collision between such particles.

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.