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Do the presence of an enzyme catalyst will affect the time taken for a reaction to reach equilibrium?
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An enzyme catalyst will lower the amount of energy required to preform a reaction.
This in turn, will make it much easier for the reaction to start.
So yes, it will let a reaction reach equilibrium quicker.
Other factors affecting the time of reaction are:
The concentration of the reactants, (the less volume and more pressure you have will increase the rate of reaction)
The PH level (especially important for Biology reactions, protein enzymes are built for specific PH levels and will not work correctly if they are in another PH level, buffers can be used to stabilize pH levels)
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Assuming that the reaction is at equilibrium what effect does the addition of a catalyst have on the equilibruim?
a catalyst lowers the activation energy for both the forward and reverse reaction. however, it does not change the potential energy of the reactants or products. it also does not affect the heat of reaction (delta h)
How does the presence of a catalyst affect the enthalpy change of a reaction?
The presence of a catalyst affect the enthalpy change of a reaction is that catalysts do not alter the enthalpy change of a reaction. Catalysts only change the activation energy which starts the reaction.
If a catalyst is added to a system at equilibrium and the temperature and pressure remain constant there will be no affect on the?
Heat of reaction.
How does the present of a catalyst affect the rate of reactions?
A catalyst is a substance which speeds up the rate of reaction. After the reaction it remain chemically unchanged. It does NOT affect the position of equilibrium. There can also be negative or "poisoned" catalysts as in Rosenmunds reaction.
How does adding a catalyst to reaction affect it?
Provided the catalyst is appropriate for the reaction, it will accelerate the reaction. In other words, the reaction will reach equilibrium between reactants and products faster than it would otherwise have done. The catalyst is unchanged, i.e. at the end of the reaction it is in the same chemical state that it was in at the start. In living systems, the catalysts are made by cells and are called enzymes.
Assuming that the reaction is at equilibrium what effect does the addition of a catalyst have on the equilibruim?
a catalyst lowers the activation energy for both the forward and reverse reaction. however, it does not change the potential energy of the reactants or products. it also does not affect the heat of reaction (delta h)
How would the equilibrium concentration of H2O be affected by adding a catalyst to the mixture?
None. A catalyst affects only the rate of reaction, and if the reaction is already at equilibrium, the net rate of the reaction is zero and remains so after a catalyst is added.
What effect does a promoter catalyst have on the position of the equilibrium?
By definition a catalyst cannot affect equilibrium because although a catalyst can speed up a chemical reaction, it cannot change the thermodynamics of it, and equilibrium is determined solely by thermodynamics. A catalyst may help a system reach equilibrium more quickly, but it will not change it. One possible way a catalyst could affect equilibrium is by introducing a catalyst that affects a different reaction involving the substrate or products of the original reaction, but this would be cheating since the system would no longer be closed.
How does the presence of a catalyst affect the enthalpy change of a reaction?
The presence of a catalyst affect the enthalpy change of a reaction is that catalysts do not alter the enthalpy change of a reaction. Catalysts only change the activation energy which starts the reaction.
If a catalyst is added to a system at equilibrium and the temperature and pressure remain constant there will be no affect on the?
Heat of reaction.
How does the present of a catalyst affect the rate of reactions?
A catalyst is a substance which speeds up the rate of reaction. After the reaction it remain chemically unchanged. It does NOT affect the position of equilibrium. There can also be negative or "poisoned" catalysts as in Rosenmunds reaction.
How does adding a catalyst to reaction affect it?
Provided the catalyst is appropriate for the reaction, it will accelerate the reaction. In other words, the reaction will reach equilibrium between reactants and products faster than it would otherwise have done. The catalyst is unchanged, i.e. at the end of the reaction it is in the same chemical state that it was in at the start. In living systems, the catalysts are made by cells and are called enzymes.
How does the presence of enzymes affect the equilibrium position of the breakdown of carbohydrate into glucose?
Enzymes cannot affect the equilibrium of a reaction, nor can they cause a thermodynamically unfavorable reaction to proceed. They are catalysts and can only alter the activation energy and therefore the rate of the reaction.
Do catalyst increase equilibrium constant?
No they do not. A catalyst is a thing (atom, molecule, element, etc.) that speeds up a chem. rxn by lowering the activation energy without being altered itself. So it only cause the reaction to occur faster, but will not have any affect on the equilibrium. Also, since the catalyst is not altered, it should 'come out' exactly as it 'went in.'
Do catalysts affect temperature?
A catalyst affects the speed of a chemical reaction. If the chemical reaction gives off heat, the reaction may affect the temperature, but the catalyst by itself doesn't affect the temperature.
How do catalyst and inhibtors affect reaction rate?
A catalyst speeds up the reaction and lowers the amount of heat needed.
How does a catalyst affect the speed of a reaction?
A catalyst enables more particles to reach the activation energy and to take part in the reaction. Therefore the speed of the reaction increases.
