What Is The Definition Of An Activated Complex?
Activated complex is defined as a state of highest energy level that the molecular compound or compounds reach during their chemical reaction with other compounds. The activated complex is not the final stage of a chemical reaction between two or more compounds – rather it is an intermediary state between the reactants and the produce of reaction. Hence activated complex can be defined as a transitory stage through which the reactants get converted into the final product by reorganizing their internal atomic structure. Thus, we may conclude that a reaction must have distinctively three stages – (1) Initial stage consisting the reactants (2) Transitory stage featured by activated complex (3) Final stage consisting the products of the chemical reaction For a successful chemical reaction to occur, two or more reactants must collide chemically with each other. This collision must require a minimum level of energy called activation energy. Now as soon as the reactants reach at the level whe
