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Enzymes

Problem

Reaction coordinate diagram showing the course of a reaction with and without a catalyst. With the catalyst, the activation energy is lower than without.
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In the graph above, which letter represents the activation energy (start text, E, end text, start subscript, start text, A, end text, end subscript) of a reaction without an enzyme and why?
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