What is true about the energy involved in a chemical reaction?

The energy needed for a chemical reaction is called the activation energy. This energy is to be present in order for the reaction to happen. This can be achieved by supplying or releasing heat from a system of reactants. This can achieved faster by using a catalyst.

Ch4 and ph3 are both covalent since they are composed both of non-metals.    ch4 is non- polar because of  london forces and has a geometry of tetrahedral  ph3 , on the other hand, is umbrella shaped polar and has dipole-dipole intermolecular force (imf) . since ph3 is polar, it has a stronger imf