Energy profile for addition of HBr to 2-butene. The two maxima tell you that thi

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Energy profile for addition of HBr to 2-butene. The two maxima tell you that this is a two-step mechanism. What features of an energy profile allow you to distinguish between an intermediate and a transition state? Intermediate minima are higher in energy than transition state minima. Intermediate maxima are higher in energy than transition state maxima. Intermediates are maxima and transition states are minima on energy profiles. Intermediates are minima and transition states are maxima on energy profiles.

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Intermidiates are usually minima between the transition states, thus the last statemente is more accurate

Itermidiates are minima and transitions states are maxima on energy profiles

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