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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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?
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
Transcribed Image Text:Ea reduced by the catalyst uncatalyzed - Reactants catalyzed Products Reaction Coordinate Energy
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