The energy diagram below shows a reaction with and without an enzyme. What do enzymes do?
Energy Diagram
Activation
onry
X+Y
Energy
with enzyme
- without enzyme
XY
Reaction progress
It decreases the kinetic energy of reactants, enabling them to undergo a reaction
more easily.
It increases the kinetic energy of reactants, thereby increasing their tendency to
collide
It increases the activation energy necessary to initiate the reaction.
It decreases the activation energy necessary to initiate the reaction