What is the effect of catalyst in a reaction?
Correct answer: A. Increases the rate of reaction
- A. Increases the rate of reaction
- B. Decreases the rate of reaction
- C. Keeps the rate constant
- D. None of these
Explanation
The effect of a catalyst in a chemical reaction is to increase the rate of the reaction. A catalyst works by providing an alternative reaction pathway with a lower activation energy, which allows the reaction to proceed more quickly.Catalysts do this by:Increasing the frequency of collisions between the reactant molecules.Providing an alternate reaction pathway with a lower activation energy.This results in a higher rate of reaction compared to the uncatalyzed reaction. The catalyst itself is not consumed in the reaction and can be reused.
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