\textbf{224.} Which statement about the transition state is \underline{not} correct?
(1) The more unstable it is, the faster the forward reaction rate.\\
(2) It is a very unstable species that forms along the reaction pathway.\\
(3) Its energy level is higher than the $\Delta H$ of the reaction above the energy of the reactants.\\
(4) In it, initial bonds are in the process of breaking and new bonds are in the process of forming.
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