Generally, the activation energy is given by heat, so, you must watch carefully the temperature of the reaction, because you can get undesired products in the reaction, or yielding nothing at all.
A chemical reaction begin only if the activation energy has a specific value.
Activation energy is the least amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction. It is used to activate atoms or molecules in order for them to begin a chemical reaction.
Any catalyst will make a chemical reaction easier or quicker to happen by lowering the activation energy. On a energy diagram, you will see a lower "hill" for activation energy, which corresponds to less energy required to begin the reaction.
This is the activation energy.
Catalysts decrease activation energy.
Catalysts greatly reduce the amount of activation energy needed to begin a reaction.
The term for the amount of energy needed for a chemical reaction to start is called activation energy. It is the energy required to initiate a reaction by overcoming the energy barrier between reactants and products.
In an endothermic reaction the energy of the products is higher than the energy of the reactants. The activation energy also is an energy increase. The activation energy must be at least as high as the products energy or the reaction would never take place. Thus, the activation energy must be at least as large as the enthalpy in an endothermic reaction.
When a lit match is touched to the wick of a candle, the candle begins to burn. When the match is removed, the candle continues to burn.
Enzymes catalyze biochemical reaction in organisms by lowering the activation energy to begin a reaction, which, of course, requires some energy input.
Enzymes break down materials through natural chemical reactions, for example, how enzymes in your stomach break down food. However, in order for any reaction to take place there has to be some sort of activation energy. Activation energy is any sort of energy required to start a reaction, which enzymes need in order to do their job. This energy could be in the form of heat, proteins, or other chemicals.
Your answer is asked on a too broad spectrum. A brief explanation: A chemical reaction is a reaction where certain molecules are reformed to other molecules. To split Water (H2O) into H2 and O2, it needs to be heated to 1800 C, requiring approximately 7524 Kj. However; Sodium (Na) is an alkaline metal, which produces a chemical reaction when it merely touches air or water. PS: Water is more often split with electrolyse (with electricity) than with thermolyse The general sort of energy required is the activation energy. Which can be all kinds of energy.