JAMB - Chemistry (2010 - No. 27)
In the preparation of oxygen by heating KClO3 in the presence of MnO2, only moderate heat is needed because the catalyst acts by?
lowering the pressure of the reaction
increasing the surface area of the reactant
increase the rate of the reaction
lowering the energy barrier of the reaction
Forklaring
- The presence of MnO2 increase the rate of the reaction by providing a new reaction path / making more particles possess kinetic energy greater then the activation energy.