A student claims that an endothermic reaction will always have a higher activation energy than an exothermic

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A student claims that an endothermic reaction will always have a higher activation energy than an exothermic reaction, because an endothermic reaction ends up with the products at a higher energy than the reactants. Is this correct or incorrect? Justify your answer.

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Introductory Chemistry Atoms First

ISBN: 9780321927118

5th Edition

Authors: Steve Russo And Michael Silver

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