Hello,
In school I learned that the rate determining step is the slowest step in a reaction because it has the highest activation energy. I was wondering whether there is a situation where the slowest step does not have the highest activation energy due to some other factor, such as shape or size of the molecule. So far, I have not found any source that talks about factors other than the activation energy, and my teacher is not aware of such situations.
Best,
bebe_gege.