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What are enzymes and how do they affect activation energy in a chemical reaction

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Enzymes are catalysts, so they affect activation energy by decreasing the required amount of activation energy allowing chemical reactions to occur or speed up. It does not affect the amount of energy that is released by the reaction.
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Enzymes are catalysts, so they affect activation energy by decreasing the required amount of activation energy allowing chemical reactions to occur or speed up. It does not affect the amount of energy that is released by the reaction. Hope I’ve helped ;)
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