Chapter 23, Problem 35P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The rate enhancement provided by the catalyst has to be calculated

Concept introduction:

• Catalyst: Substance which helps in increasing the rate of a particular reaction without getting consumed in the reaction.
• The rate enhanced by the catalyst can be calculated by,

$\text{Relative}\text{rate}\text{of catalyst}\text{=}\frac{\text{rate}\text{constant}\text{for}\text{catalyzed}\text{reaction}}{\text{rate}\text{constant}\text{for}un\text{catalyzed}\text{reaction}}$