Katrina inserts a key into her car's ignition. She turns the key, putting her car into ignition mode. In this mode, some energy is used to increase the temperature of the car's fuel. This energy allows the fuel to combust and the car to move. What's this energy called?

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Chemistry

Johan Ingram

1 August, 10:25

Katrina inserts a key into her car's ignition. She turns the key, putting her car into ignition mode. In this mode, some energy is used to increase the temperature of the car's fuel. This energy allows the fuel to combust and the car to move. What's this energy called?

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Lorelei Aguilar · Answer 1

Activation energy

Explanation:

The energy is used to increase the kinetic energy of the molecules to a rate where they can cause successful collisions during the reaction process.

Any reacting particles must be at a certain temperature to cause a successful reaction.