Adding a catalyst to a reaction represented by a graph would typically lower the activation energy, leading to a faster rate of reaction without being consumed in the process. On a reaction progress graph, this would be reflected by a steeper slope in the rate of reaction over time. However, the overall energy levels of reactants and products would remain unchanged, meaning the position of the reactants and products on the energy axis would stay the same. Thus, the catalyst alters the pathway of the reaction but not the thermodynamics.
If a catalyst were added to the reaction apex, the graph would show a decrease in the activation energy barrier, allowing the reaction to proceed more quickly. However, the overall shape of the graph would remain the same, as a catalyst does not change the reactants or products, only the rate at which equilibrium is reached. Consequently, the transition state would occur lower on the energy axis, but the starting and final energy levels would stay constant.
An example is the ammonia synthesis.
A catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without changing the substance. It does this by reducing the minimal reaction energy. A catalyst is not used up in a reaction therefore they last indefinitely.
There would initially be an enormous population explosion until they exceeded the available resources, then the population would suddenly crash.
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If a catalyst were added to the reaction apex, the graph would show a decrease in the activation energy barrier, allowing the reaction to proceed more quickly. However, the overall shape of the graph would remain the same, as a catalyst does not change the reactants or products, only the rate at which equilibrium is reached. Consequently, the transition state would occur lower on the energy axis, but the starting and final energy levels would stay constant.
An example is the ammonia synthesis.
hey would probably get smaller!
If a catalyst were added to a reaction diagram, it would typically be shown as a separate step or pathway with lower activation energy compared to the uncatalyzed reaction. The overall energy profile of the reaction would be shifted downward, indicating that the catalyst lowers the activation energy required for the reaction to proceed, leading to an increased reaction rate.
it would pop
Nothing would "happen" to them, but they would glow less brightly.
if you added water to clam chowder it would taste really watery
It depends on what the catalyst would be.
I will get a point added to my total contributions.
Not much.
Adding a catalyst to the mixture would not affect the equilibrium concentration of H2O. A catalyst speeds up the rate of the forward and reverse reactions equally, without changing the position of the equilibrium. This means that the equilibrium concentration of H2O would not be affected by the presence of a catalyst.
Platinum acts as a catalyst in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, accelerating the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen gas. This reaction produces bubbles of oxygen gas, causing the solution to foam or fizz. The platinum itself does not react and remains unchanged at the end of the reaction.