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Interpretation:
The effect of catalyst on the activation energy on the reverse reaction when the activation energy of a forward reaction changes from
Concept Introduction:
Activation energy:
It is defined as the minimum energy required by the reacting species in order to undergo
The reaction having low activation energy has high
Activation energy can be represented as
Catalyst:
The catalyst is a chemical substance that increases the rate of the reaction without participating in the reaction by reducing the activation energy of the reaction.
When catalyst is added, it let the reaction to take place in different steps such that the activation energy decreases and makes the energy barrier small. This increases the rate of reaction.
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