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I honestly think it would because a catalyst lowers the activation energy, the amount of energy needed to complete the reaction. Since the activation energy is lower, it is absorbing less energy. I guess if its becoming less endothermic, its becoming more exothermic. Hope this helped!

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Q: Does a catalyst make a reaction exothermic?
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