True or false  1. a catalyst will lower the activation energy * 2. a catalyst changes the reaction mechanism so that the transition state is lower energy 3. a catalyst increases the forward rate and the reverse rate 4. a catalyst changes the Keq

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1. a catalyst will lower the activation energy *

2. a catalyst changes the reaction mechanism so that the transition state is lower energy

3. a catalyst increases the forward rate and the reverse rate

4. a catalyst changes the Keq

Consider the reaction
2 A + 25 kcal/mol
A 2 B + C
and its energy diagram
60
50
40
kcal/mol 30
20
10
course of rX
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the reaction 2 A + 25 kcal/mol A 2 B + C and its energy diagram 60 50 40 kcal/mol 30 20 10 course of rX
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