Which statement does not apply to transition states?
A)Many have been detected experimentally.
B)Chemical bonds are in the process of being formed and broken.
C)Have lifetimes on the order of 10-14 to 10-13 seconds.
D)Differ in energy from the ground state by the activation energy.

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Transition states are typically short-lived and fleeting structures that are difficult to detect experimentally, making statement A incorrect.

Which Statement Does Not Apply to Transition States