Help with Activation Energy and Catalysts - Organic Chemistry
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With what mechanism do catalysts speed up a reaction?
With what mechanism do catalysts speed up a reaction?
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Regarding chemical reactions, the activation energy is the minimum energy which must be available in a chemical system in order for reactants to participate in a chemical reaction. Catalysts speed up reactions by lowering this minimum energy. Raising it would have the opposite effect. Catalysts do not alter the 
of a reaction. Remember this--it is a common error to make!
Regarding chemical reactions, the activation energy is the minimum energy which must be available in a chemical system in order for reactants to participate in a chemical reaction. Catalysts speed up reactions by lowering this minimum energy. Raising it would have the opposite effect. Catalysts do not alter the
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