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energy barrier

In chemical reactions that require activation energy for a reaction to begin, the point at which the chemical bonds in the reactants begin to break. It defines the amount of activation energy needed for a particular reaction to occur.

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However, he says, the researchers' calculations consider only 32 water molecules around each ion and don't include an energy barrier that water molecules must overcome as they change their structure and permit passage of the ions.

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