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All of the following are true for a catalyst except that it

A. provides an alternative pathway for a reaction.

B. increases the rate of a chemical reaction.

C. provides a lower required activation energy.

D. is consumed during a chemical reaction.

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D.) "Is consumed during a chemical reaction" - It is false and your answer.
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Answer D.

The catalyst is not consumed during a chemical reaction, it just changes the path of the reaction to increase the rate of the chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy.
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