Re: greetings, earthlings

boothcj@plu.edu
Mon, 17 Mar 1997 22:36:26 -0800 (PST)

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I believe that in a rxn there are many different Ea's. this
relates to a mountain range in that there are many different heights,
(peaks and valleys). A rxn will always follow the lowest Ea,(in the
valley) to get to the products, just like a river usually follows the
valleys. I hope this isn't too confusing.

On Mon, 17 Mar 1997 rorabajh@plu.edu wrote:

> i have a question:
>
> could someone explain the mountain pass analogy of fig. 6.4? i know it is
> relating an energy barrier, but i don't really get why a slope between two
> two peaks applies.
>
> just wondering,
>
> jen
>
>

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