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.
Adding a Catalyst to a reaction decreases the energy required be the reactants to react.
Temperature
Adding a catalyst a chemical reaction can occur with a lower activation energy.
adding a catalyst to the reaction
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.
It will increase or decrease the speed of the chemical reaction.
Temperature
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.
Adding a catalyst a chemical reaction can occur with a lower activation energy.
adding a catalyst to the reaction
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.
It will increase or decrease the speed of the chemical reaction.
A catalyst speeds up the reaction and lowers the amount of heat needed.
adding a catalyst none its physical
A catalyst changes the reaction mechanism to one with a lower activation energy; activation energy is lowered when a catalyst is added
A catalyst enables more particles to reach the activation energy and to take part in the reaction. Therefore the speed of the reaction increases.
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.
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.