JAMB - Chemistry (2018 - No. 43)
2KClO\(_3\)(s) → 2KCl(s) + 3O\(_2\)(g)
The importance of the catalyst in the reaction above is that
The importance of the catalyst in the reaction above is that
heating may not be required before the reaction takes place
the reaction is controllable even at a high temperature
the reaction produces large quantity of oxygen
the reaction takes place more rapidly at a lower temperature
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A catalyst is a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible.