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a catalyst can affect the rate of a reaction. speeding it up.
Catalysts doesn't affect the energy of reactions
by lowering the activation energy.
Catalysts are chemicals that alter the rate of a chemical reaction without being chemically changed themselves . However to alter the rate of the reaction , the catalysts need to come in contact with the reactant particles. Spreading out the catalyst increases its surface area , hence increases the chances of coming in contact with the reactant particles . So they are able to provide the reactant particles an alternative route with a lower activation energy for the reactant particles to collide and form the product .
Catalysts are never consumed in the reaction. that's what makes them catalyst! not a reactant. they increase the rate of reaction by lowering the activation energy for the reaction. One of the ways to do this by providing an alternative route for the reaction to follow.
a catalyst can affect the rate of a reaction. speeding it up.
Catalysts doesn't affect the energy of reactions
by lowering the activation energy.
Catalysts are chemicals that alter the rate of a chemical reaction without being chemically changed themselves . However to alter the rate of the reaction , the catalysts need to come in contact with the reactant particles. Spreading out the catalyst increases its surface area , hence increases the chances of coming in contact with the reactant particles . So they are able to provide the reactant particles an alternative route with a lower activation energy for the reactant particles to collide and form the product .
Catalysts are never consumed in the reaction. that's what makes them catalyst! not a reactant. they increase the rate of reaction by lowering the activation energy for the reaction. One of the ways to do this by providing an alternative route for the reaction to follow.
Catalysts greatly reduce the amount of activation energy needed to begin a reaction.
Catalysts speed up reactions by reducing the activation energy.
Using catalysts the activation energy is lowered.
Catalysts decrease activation energy.
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.
Catalysts lower the activation energy required for a chemical reaction. Activation energy refers to the mininum amount of energy that the reactant particles must possess so that effective collisions between them (hence a chemical reaction) can occur.
Catalysts are very effective and economical in industrial area. Catalysts increase the rate of a reaction by reducing the activation energy of the reaction. activation energy is the overall energy needed for a reaction to initiate. Both reactions such as exothermic or endothermic has activation energy, so we need to overcome the activation energy for the reaction to proceed. Actually the way it works is quiet simple, it absorbs the reactant particles on its surface reducing their bond energy. When the energy between bonds is weaker, its easier for reactant particle to change to products. Activation energy comes from when reactant particles collide with each other with high kinetic energy.