Question

Which statement best describes the relationship between activation energy and rate of reaction?

Increasing the activation energy can increase the rate of a reaction.
Reducing the activation energy can increase the rate of a reaction.
Increasing the reaction energy does not alter the rate of reaction.
Reducing the activation energy can decrease the rate of a reaction.

Answer 1

The answer is letter “b” indeed. This is the right answer

Answer 2

B) reducing the activation energy can increase the rate of a reaction.