[Heisenberg97]

I've come across the question "what is the origin of activation energy in a chemical reaction?"

My attempted answer:
Ea=RT^2(dlnK/dT) Activation energy - minimum energy needed to start a chemical reaction (sensitive to temperature). The more molecules with energy > Ea, the more frequent successful collisions and the faster the rate of reaction. Ea is the energy difference between reactants and transition state, which separates reactants from products.

I don't really know what the question is asking; someone please help me?

[mikasaur]

Yeah that's not a terribly well-worded question.

I think your answer is very good. Though maybe someone else can help you add to it.

[Heisenberg97]

Yeah that's not a terribly well-worded question.

I think your answer is very good. Though maybe someone else can help you add to it.

Thank you very much! I will stick with this and see what my tutor says