For example the iron oxide catalyst used for synthesis of ammonia.
They lower the activation energy required for the reactions to take place
Enzymes act as catalysts. They speed up the reaction time.
Exothermic reactions are chemical rections since these affects the composition and chemical properties of a matter and result in the formation of new substance. Example burning of coal , electrolysis of water.
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.
ATP supplies its energy by breaking its gamma pyrophophate bond and releasing the terminal phosphate. This phosphate is attached onto a substrate where it affects the reactivity of the substrate, leading to reaction. Therefore ATP is only used in enzymes that catalyze phosphorylation reactions to drive reactions. Though this is a very large group of enzymes, there are enzymes that do not require ATP or require energy from other sources (H+, ADP, NADH, etc.). It is useful to realize that "energy" is not an intangible thing in a cell, rather it is associated with particular ions and functional groups that alter the reactivity of substances to drive reactions.
Enzymes
They lower the activation energy required for the reactions to take place
Enzymes act as catalysts. They speed up the reaction time.
Exothermic reactions are chemical rections since these affects the composition and chemical properties of a matter and result in the formation of new substance. Example burning of coal , electrolysis of water.
Generally at high temperature the rate of chemical reactions is greater.
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.
Enzymes are biologic catalysts. Without enzymes ability to be reused instaed of destroyed and lower the energy of activation (EA) required for cellular functions, it would take years to break down and digest food.
It would help if the question was less obscure. What do you mean by "work"? How the surface area affects chemical processes (for example the surface area of catalysts), or diffusion, or surface areas and friction?
Temperature affects living things mainly by affecting the rate of chemical reactions. These are catalysed by enzymes, which are speeded up by increasing the temperature. The Calvin cycle is a series of chemical reactions, so increasing the temperature increases the rate of reactions in the Calvin cycle and so increases the rate of photosynthesis.
Surface area affects several things, such as how quickly an object cools down; the rate of chemical reactions will also depend on the exposed area.
AnswerLove is an emergent property of complex chemical reactions that is generally thought to center around the limbic system (the emotional center of the brain), though, in humans, high level thinking in the frontal lobe heavily affects the outcome of the chemical reactions.
Surface area affects several things, such as how quickly an object cools down; the rate of chemical reactions will also depend on the exposed area.