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What effect does a catalyst have on the reaction rate and the products formed in a reaction

What effect does a catalyst have on the reaction rate and the products formed in a-example-1
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Answer:

Catalyst has no effect on the amount of product formed at the end of the reaction. Option D is correct

Explanations:

What is a catalyst?

A catalyst is. substance that speed up the rate of chemical reaction thereby causing the product to be formed within a short period of time. Some of the importance of catalyst include:

• They make reaction occur very fast

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• Lower the activation energy of a reaction

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• Create alternative pathway for reaction to proceed

Catalyst does not necessarily increase the amount of product formed but make it form within a short period.

Also they only provide alternative pathway but not having lower activation energy (They only lower the activation energy)

Based on the explanation, we can conclude that catalyst has no effect on the amount of product formed at the end of the reaction.

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