ASSERTION: A catalyst doesn't change the equilibrium position of a reversible reaction. REASON: It affects the forward and backward reactions equally.

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Chapter17: Equilibrium
Section17.3: Application Of Equilibria
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A statement of ASSERTION is followed by a statement of REASON. Evaluate both statements.  Then chose the answers from the options below.

Choices:
A – If both ASSERTION and REASON are TRUE statements and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
B – If both ASSERTION and REASON are TRUE statements but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.
C – If ASSERTION is a TRUE statement but REASON is a FALSE statement.
D – If both ASSERTION and REASON are FALSE. E – If ASSERTION is FALSE but REASON is TRUE.

ASSERTION: A catalyst doesn't change the equilibrium position of a reversible
reaction.
REASON: It affects the forward and backward reactions equally.
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