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Home Q & A Board Science-Related Homework Help Chemistry (Moderator: Laser_3)
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irina irina
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How does a catalyst increase the rate of a chemical reaction?

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It lowers the activation energy.

 It raises the activation energy so that the colliding molecules have more energy.

 It causes more collisions between molecules or atoms.

 It increases the energy of the molecules or atoms in a reaction.
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11 years ago
It lowers an activation energy.

It does this by providing an alternative reaction pathway. This alternative pathway requires less energy.
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11 years ago
It lowers the activation energy..
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