Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Chemical Reactions (Section 4 - No. 47)
What does a catalyst do to a chemical reaction?
It increases the yield of the reaction.
It provides an alternative reaction pathway with a lower activation energy.
It decreases the rate of the reaction.
It shifts the equilibrium to favor reactants.
Explanation
A catalyst lowers the activation energy and speeds up the reaction.
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