activation energy

English

Noun

activation energy (plural activation energies)

1. (physical chemistry, physics) The energy required to initiate a reaction. For example, the flame from the fuse of a firecracker provides a small initial amount of energy, after which the explosive reaction proceeds by itself, releasing a considerably larger quantity of energy. A small push given to a stable but top-heavy object may cause it to fall over; the potential energy released during the fall was present in the system all along but could not be realized as long as the object was upright and balanced.

Translations

activation energy

• Afrikaans: aktiveringsenergie
• Finnish: aktivoitumisenergia (fi), aktivaatioenergia
• Indonesian: energi aktivasi
• Malay: tenaga pengaktifan
• Persian: انرژی اکتیواسیون (enerži-ye aktivâsiyon)
• Romanian: energie activantă f, energie de activare f
• Serbo-Croatian: aktivacijska energija f
• Swedish: aktiveringsenergi (sv)
• Tagalog: sabilusing kusog
• Turkish: aktivasyon enerjisi

See also

• activation energy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia