The initial energy "investment" needed to start a chemical reaction in a cell is called the
A)energy of products.
B)energy of reactants.
C)potential energy.
D)Gibb's free energy.
E)activation energy.

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The initial energy needed to start a chemical reaction in a cell is called activation energy. This represents the energy required to break the bonds of the reactants and initiate the reaction. The other options, such as energy of products, energy of reactants, potential energy, and Gibb's free energy, all represent different concepts related to the energy changes in a chemical reaction, but they do not specifically refer to the energy required to start the reaction.

The Initial Energy "Investment" Needed to Start a Chemical Reaction