a. What effect does a catalyst have on the activation energy of a reaction? b. What effect does a catalyst have on the change in free energy of a reaction? c. What effect does a catalyst have on the mechanism of a reaction?
a. What effect does a catalyst have on the activation energy of a reaction? b. What effect does a catalyst have on the change in free energy of a reaction? c. What effect does a catalyst have on the mechanism of a reaction?
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energy of a reaction?
b. What effect does a catalyst have on the change in free
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c. What effect does a catalyst have on the mechanism of a
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Transcribed Image Text:a. What effect does a catalyst have on the activation
energy of a reaction?
b. What effect does a catalyst have on the change in free
energy of a reaction?
c. What effect does a catalyst have on the mechanism of a
reaction?
![Ea reduced by
the catalyst
uncatalyzed -
Reactants
catalyzed
Products
Reaction Coordinate
Energy](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9d5804f7-be66-4be9-84b4-ed1a494a9c5d%2F9a27b9cb-b307-4fd9-86f3-fe954e02d887%2Ffzljttk_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Ea reduced by
the catalyst
uncatalyzed -
Reactants
catalyzed
Products
Reaction Coordinate
Energy
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