Potential-energy profile

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009320",
  "term": "Potential-energy profile",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A one-dimensional representation of the potential energy of a reacting system as a function of a single reaction coordinate. This profile illustrates the energy changes that occur as reactants transform into products, passing through transition states. It provides insight into activation energies and the relative stabilities of intermediates.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "Gibbs energy diagram",
    "bond order",
    "elementary reaction",
    "potential-energy surface",
    "reaction coordinate",
    "stepwise reaction",
    "transition state"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1151 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 176 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/potential-energy-profile/"
}