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How do you find the overall activation energy of a simultaneous parallel reaction?
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it is (k1Ea1+k2Ea2)/k1+k2
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Catalysts speed up chemical reactions by?
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.
What type of reaction releases energy and does not require initial energy to occur?
All reactions require an activation energy. Some appear not to because that energy is provided enough by their temperature. Thus, there is no reaction that does not require any initial energy to occur. A reaction that results in an overall release of energy is called an exothermic reaction.
How does a catalyst speed a reaction at low temperatures?
Catalysts will lower the activation energy needed for a certain reaction to happen. For example in the extraction of Aluminium from Bauxite (Aluminium Oxide) The melting point of Al2O3 is about 2000oC. But with the catalyst Cryolite (Na3AlF6), the overall melting point is lowered to about 950oC,
Does the overall enthalpy change of a chemical reaction depend on the reaction pathway?
Absolutely not.
Are enzymes changed in a reaction?
enzymes are not changed when they perform their function. this means that the same enzyme molecule can be used over and over again.
The reaction in photosynthesis can be endergonic or exergonic?
The energy balance for the overall reaction does not determine if the reaction needs energy input to occur, or not. The requirement, or not, for energy input, depends on the activation energy and that is independent of the overall enthalpy change. There is no answer to your question - it could be any, all or none.
What Chemical speeds up a reaction but is unaffeccted by overall reaction?
A catalyst is something present in a reaction that is not consumed. It works by lowering the activation energy needed for the reaction. It isn't necessarily a chemical, though. It can be an element, chemical, heat, or UV light, just to name a few.
Catalysts speed up chemical reactions by?
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.
How does a catalyst change the rate of a chemical reaction?
Lowers the activation energy of a reaction, therefore speeding the reaction up.Catalysts speed up chemical reactions. They do not change the products or reactants of the reaction, and are not used up or consumed in the reaction. Biological catalysts are called enzymes. Catalysts lower the activation energy (or energy needed to start a reaction), and cause the reaction to occur more quickly.
How do catalyst affect a chemical reaction?
Adding a catalyst will make the reaction happen faster because the catalyst makes the Activation Energy (the energy required for the reaction to take place) to lower. Meaning more molecules can acquire this lower number of energy. A chemical reaction that involves a catalyst is a special type. A catalyst, in a given chemical reaction, is something that is both an input *and* an output of the reaction equation. What that means, practically, is that a small amount of catalyst is enough to process any amount of the other inputs. (More catalyst means that a given amount will be processed faster.)
What type of reaction releases energy and does not require initial energy to occur?
All reactions require an activation energy. Some appear not to because that energy is provided enough by their temperature. Thus, there is no reaction that does not require any initial energy to occur. A reaction that results in an overall release of energy is called an exothermic reaction.
How would a catalyst change the reaction energy diagram?
The overall enthalpy change in a common reaction would not change. Only the path to get there would change. A catalyst basically lessens the activation energy required to get the reaction to take place.
How does a catalyst speed a reaction at low temperatures?
Catalysts will lower the activation energy needed for a certain reaction to happen. For example in the extraction of Aluminium from Bauxite (Aluminium Oxide) The melting point of Al2O3 is about 2000oC. But with the catalyst Cryolite (Na3AlF6), the overall melting point is lowered to about 950oC,
How is the molecularity of the rate-controlling step related to the overall reaction order?
the molecularity must be equal to the overall reaction order.
Do enzymes increase the activation energy of biochemical reactions?
Enzymes speed up a chemical reaction by lowering the energy required for a reaction to procede, the Activation Energy (Ea). The overall change in energy of the reaction is unchanged, so the net amount of energy released in a reaction is not increased.
Does the overall enthalpy change of a chemical reaction depend on the reaction pathway?
Absolutely not.
What type of reaction is exothermic reaction?
The reaction in which energy is being released, and the overall energy change (enthalpy) is negative.
