Study the following reaction energy diagram:
energy reactants
products
Then answer the following questions about the chemical reaction.
Does this reaction release or absorb energy?
How many transition states occur during this reaction?
Could this be an elementary reaction?
If you said this reaction could not be elementary, then how many steps are in its mechanism?
If you said this reaction could not be elementary, then enter the number of the step in its mechanism which is rate-determining.