Answer to Question #94266 in Physical Chemistry for Abhishek

Question

(a) Differentiate between 'activated complex'
and 'transition state'.
(b) What is transmission coefficient ?

Answer 1

The main difference between activated complex and transition state is that activated complex refers to all possible intermediates whereas transition state refers to the intermediate with the highest potential energy.

tTransmission coefficient - the fraction of activated complexes that decompose into reaction products