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In chemistry it's called a catalyst. In Biology it's usually a protein and is called an enzyme.

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What are the substances that increase the rate of a chemical reaction called?

A catalyst can speed up a chemical reaction. Another possible answer in the Biological sense is that Enzymes speed up chemical reactions, but these enzymes are catalysts of the chemical reactions.Different catalysts catalyse different reactions. For example iron is used as a catalyst in the Haber process (manufacture of ammonia).


Element used to speed up chemical reactions?

Anything that is added to a chemical reaction that's intended to speed up the reaction - is a catalyst.


What do enzymes to do a chemical reaction?

Enzymes are catalysts in a chemical reaction, they are used in chemistry to increase the speed of a specific chemical reaction. A single enzyme will not speed up multiple chemical reactions, usually it is limited to one reactant.


What is a substance that lowers the activation energy for a chemical reaction but is not changed or used up in the reaction?

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Can function to speed up chemical reactions?

A catalyst functions to speed up a chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction, meaning that a catalyst can be used more than once.


What is the rate of disappearance equation used to determine the speed at which a substance is consumed or transformed in a chemical reaction?

The rate of disappearance equation is used to calculate how quickly a substance is used up or changed in a chemical reaction. It helps determine the speed at which the reaction is happening.


A material used to increase the rate of a reaction is a...?

catalyst. A catalyst is a substance that increases the speed of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.


What chemical reaction can be used to make a liquid less alkaline?

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What is are the proteins called that are used to speed up chemical reactions?

The proteins that speed up chemical reactions are called enzymes. Enzymes function as biological catalysts, facilitating reactions by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur.


An expression used to describe a chemical reaction is called a?

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A chemical reaction has inputs called what?

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What decreases activation energy needed for a chemical reaction?

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