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in fact, it lowers the activation energy so by doing so it increases the rate of the reaction.

2007-05-01 16:24:10 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Eddie 6 · 0 0

Catalysts do not raise the activation energy of a chemical reaction, they decrease it. Activation energy is how much energy two molecules must have at the beginning of a particular reaction. Increasing the activation energy would mean that the reaction happens much more slowly.

Decreasing activation energy increases the rate of the reaction.

2007-05-01 15:10:35 · answer #2 · answered by SuprDavR 2 · 0 0

B. A catalyst works by using offering an selection reaction pathway to the reaction product. the value of the reaction is greater suitable as this selection course has a decrease activation power than the reaction course not mediated by using the catalyst

2016-10-14 07:41:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

no, actually, a catalyst lowers the activation energy, so that the reaction's rate speeds up

2007-05-01 15:07:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Many reaction have a sequence of events, which goes: reactants -> [intermediate] -> products.
The transition from reactant to intermediate requires an "energy hump" to be negotiated. The catalyst lowers this hump, allowing that part of the reaction sequence to proceed faster.

2007-05-01 15:13:32 · answer #5 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0 0

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